A narrative review on the reduction of effective dose to a paediatric patient by using different combinations of kVp, mAs and additional filtration whilst maintaining image quality

This paper reviews the literature for lowering of dose to paediatric patients through use of exposure factors and additional filtration. Dose reference levels set by The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) will be considered. Guidance was put in place in 1996 requires updating...

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Main Author: Bloomfield, Charlotte (author)
Other Authors: Boavida, Filipa (author), Chabloz, Diane (author), Crausaz, Emilie (author), Huizinga, Elsbeth (author), Hustveit, Hanne (author), Knight, Heidi (author), Pereira, Ana (author), Harsaker, Vanja (author), Schaake, Wouter (author), Visser, Ruurd (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Radioterapia
Paediatric patients
Dose reduction
Pelvis
Additional filters
Low kVp, mAs
Computer tomography
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/5031
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/5031

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/5031

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