How Much Is the Dose Varying between Follow-Up CT-Examinations Performed on the Same Scanner with the Same Imaging Protocol?

PURPOSE:To investigate the dose variation between follow-up CT examinations, when a patient is examined several times on the same scanner with the identical scan protocol which comprised automated exposure control. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This retrospective study was approved by the local ethics commit...

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Main Authors: Saravanabavaan Suntharalingam, Franz Ferdinand Stecker, Nika Guberina, Adrian Ringelstein, Thomas Schlosser, Jens Matthias Theysohn, Michael Forsting, Kai Nassenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4822887?pdf=render