Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Because of the radiation dose delivered, multidetector row CT (MDCT) may induce cancers, and the risk of death has been estimated at up to one per 1,000 examinations. Despite this, only a small proportion of referring clinicians, radiologists, and technologists are aware of both the radiation risks and their underlying mechanisms. This book is designed to rectify this situation. The first part of the book provides a comprehensive approach to all the factors that influence the radiation dose and subsequently the risk induced by using MDCT in children and adult patients. In the second part, guidelines are proposed for optimization of the radiation dose in order to obtain an image quality sufficient for appropriate diagnostic performance while restricting the dose delivered. This book, written by experts of international standing, will appeal to both general and specialized radiologists, including pediatric radiologists, CT technologists, physicists, manufacturers, and all professionals involved in MDCT.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783540685753
• Artikelnr.: 37370399

Inhaltsangabe

Clinical Expansion of CT and Radiation Dose.- Clinical Expansion of CT and Radiation Dose.- Radiation Risks in Multidetector CT.- Risks from Ionising Radiation.- The Cancer Risk from Low-Level Radiation.- CT Parameters that Influence the Radiation Dose.- Collective Radiation Dose from MDCT: Critical Review of Surveys Studies.- Methods and Strategies for Radiation Dose Optimization — and Reduction — in MDCT with Special Focus on the Image Quality.- Automatic Exposure Control in Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography.- Patient Centering in MDCT: Dose Effects.- Clinical Approaches of Dose Optimization and Reduction.- Dose Optimization and Reduction in CT of the Head and Neck, Including Brain.- Dose Reduction and Optimization in Computed Tomography of the Chest.- Dose Optimization and Reduction in MDCT of the Abdomen.- Optimization of Radiation Dose in Cardiac and Vascular Multirow-Detector CT.- Dose Optimization and Reduction in CT of the Musculoskeletal System Including the Spine.- Dose Reduction in CT Fluoroscopy.- Dose Optimization and Reduction in CT of Children.- Radiation Risk Management in Low Dose MDCT Screening Programs.- Radiation Risk Management in Low Dose MDCT Screening Programs.