Abstract:A model to estimate the peak skin dose (PSD) delivered to a patient by a computed tomography (CT) scanner has been developed to assist in determining the likelihood of acute radiation injury from a CT examination. This model relates the PSD to the device-reported CT Dose Index (CTDI vol ) by accounting for a variety of radiographic technique, scanner, and patient factors. It includes a novel method for estimating dose contributions as a function of patient or phantom size, scanner geometry and physical measure… Show more
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