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Variations of patient dose in CT scan of skull using a female phantom

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  • 1. Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica de Minas Gerais (CEFET/MG), Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil)

Description

This paper presents a comparison between the doses deposited in organs in CT scans of the skull when using different protocols in operating the TC unit. The protocols differ in the currents and voltages of the X-ray tube

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Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Variacao de dose no paciente em varreduras de TC de cranio usando um fantoma feminino

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
6 p.
Report number
INIS-BR--14063

Conference

Title
International nuclear atlantic conference
Acronym
INAC 2013
Dates
24-29 Nov 2013
Place
Recife, PE (Brazil)

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
45073497
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ABSORBED DOSE RANGE; ABSORBED RADIATION DOSES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EYES; OPTIMIZATION; PHANTOMS; SKULL; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOSEMETERS; DOSES; EVALUATION; FACE; HEAD; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; LUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MOCKUP; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; ORGANS; RADIATION DOSE RANGES; RADIATION DOSES; SENSE ORGANS; SKELETON; STRUCTURAL MODELS; TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY