Automated tube voltage selection in pediatric non-contrast chest CT.

BACKGROUND:Modern CT scanners provide automatic dose adjustment systems, which are promising options for reducing radiation dose in pediatric CT scans. Their impact on patient dose, however, has not been investigated sufficiently thus far. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate automated tube voltage selection (ATVS...

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Main Authors: Azadeh Hojreh, Peter Homolka, Jutta Gamper, Sylvia Unterhumer, Daniela Kienzl-Palma, Csilla Balassy, Thomas Wrba, Helmut Prosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6169939?pdf=render