Rational and Objectives-To optimize and validate projection space denoising (PSDN) strategies for application to 80 kV computed tomography (CT) data to achieve 50% dose reduction.Materials and Methods-This retrospective HIPAA-compliant study had IRB approval. We utilized 80 kV image data (mean CTDI vol 7.9 mGy) obtained from dual-source dual-energy CTE exams in 42 patients. For each exam, nine 80 kV image datasets were reconstructed using PSDN (3 levels of intensity) ± image-based denoising and compared to commercial reconstruction kernels. For optimization, qualitative analysis selected optimal denoising strategies, with quantitative analysis measuring image contrast, noise and sharpness (FWHM bowel wall thickness, maximum CT number gradient). For validation, two radiologists examined image quality, comparing low-dose 80 kV optimally denoised images to full dose mixed kV images.Results-PSDN algorithms generated the best 80 kV image quality (41/42 patients), while the commercial kernels produced the worst (39/42, p < 0.001). Overall 80 kV PSDN approaches resulted in higher contrast (mean 332 HU vs. 290 HU), slightly less noise (mean 20 HU vs. 26 HU), but slightly decreased images sharpness (relative bowel wall thickness, 1.069 vs. 1.000) compared to full-dose mixed kV images. Mean image quality scores for full-dose CTE images was 4.9 compared to 4.5 for optimally-denoised half-dose 80 kV CTE images, and 3.1 for non-denoised 80 kV CTE images (p<0.001).Conclusion-Optimized denoising strategies improve the quality of 80 kV CT enterography images such that CT data obtained at 50% of routine dose levels approaches the image quality of full-dose exams.