Published 2002
| Version v1
Journal article
Image quality improvement and dose reduction in CT pediatric imaging
Creators
- 1. CT Engineering - Physics Section, Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH (United States)
Description
This article discusses pediatric imaging with the Philips Mx8000 series scanners, and describes what is being done at Philips Medical Systems to reduce pediatric doses while maintaining good diagnostic image quality. Four related dose-reduction topics are considered: (-) dose-efficient systems design (-) infant and child image quality calibrations (-) pediatric dose measurements (-) Dose-Right trademark pediatric protocols. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Kontraste (Hamburg)
- Journal Volume
- 46
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 16-26
- ISSN
- 0942-7112
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 36061419
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- AGE DEPENDENCE; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; CAT SCANNING; CHILDREN; DOSE RATES; DOSIMETRY; EFFICIENCY; INFANTS; LOW DOSE IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENTS; PHANTOMS; WEIGHT
- Descriptors DEC
- AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; CHILDREN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; IRRADIATION; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; MOCKUP; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIMATES; RADIOLOGY; STRUCTURAL MODELS; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES