Evaluation of Size-Specific Dose Estimates for Optimizing Pediatric Chest CT Protocol

Introduction: The importance of estimating patient-sized adjusted radiation dose for pediatric computed tomography (CT) has long been accepted. High doses of ionizing radiation to children are often common in chest CT examinations, as the volume CT dose index (CTDIvol) is measured by a 32 cm phantom...

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Main Authors: Fariba Zarei, Mahdokht Nasiri, Zahra Etemadi, Rezvan Ravanfar Haghighi, Sabysachi chatterjee, Pouria Abdollahi Khaneghah, Vani Vardhan Chatterjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2022-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:https://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/article_18925_37cbec0a349301549a50025be20dd56d.pdf