A Study to Determine Whether the Volume-Weighted Computed Tomography Dose Index Gives Reasonable Estimates of Organ Doses for Thai Patients Undergoing Abdomen and Pelvis Computed Tomography Examinations

INTRODUCTION: Values for the CTDI(vol), which is displayed on scanner consoles, give doses relative to a phantom much larger than most Thai patients, and the CTDI(vol) does not take account of differences in patient size, which affect organ doses. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate...

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Autores principales: Sookpeng, Supawitoo, Martin, Colin J, Butdee, Chitsanupong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296042
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmp.JMP_91_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296042
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmp.JMP_91_17

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