Estimating Specific Patient Organ Dose for Chest CT Examinations with Monte Carlo Method

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to preliminarily estimate patient-specific organ doses in chest CT examinations for Chinese adults, and to investigate the effect of patient size on organ doses. Methods: By considering the body-size and body-build effects on the organ doses and taking the mid-...

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Main Authors: Yang Yang, Weihai Zhuo, Yiyang Zhao, Tianwu Xie, Chuyan Wang, Haikuan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/19/8961