The risk index as a basis for risk/benefit analyses and protocol optimization in diagnostic nuclear imaging
Juan C. Ocampo Ramos,
Lukas M. Carter,
Justin L. Brown
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundPotential risk associated with low‐dose radiation exposures is often expressed using the effective dose (E) quantity. Other risk‐related quantities have been proposed as alternatives. The recently introduced risk index (RI) shares similarities with E but expands the metric to incorporate medical imaging‐appropriate risks factors including patient‐specific size, age, and sex.PurposeThe aim of this work is to examine the RI metric for quantifying stochastic radiation risk and demonstrate its applicatio… Show more
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