Purpose Optimization studies in digital radiology help to reduce the radiological risk to
patients and maximize the benefits associated with their clinical purpose. The aim of this …

Background To investigate lateral lumbar spine radiography technical parameters for
reduction of effective dose whilst maintaining image quality (IQ). Methods Thirty-six …

Introduction Lumbar spine radiography is considered as having a high radiation dose
compared to other planar radiography examinations. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Introduction Imaging of the cervical spine in general radiography is most frequently
performed using an anti-scatter grid. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects …

Objective This study aims at investigating the feasibility of replacing an antiscatter grid with
an air gap to achieve dose reduction for lumbar spine radiography while retaining image …

Purpose To determine the influence of optimal collimation during lumbar spine radiography
on radiation dose and image quality. Material and methods 110 lumbar spine patients were …

Results: The use of 0.2 mm additional copper filtration resulted in the lowest radiation doses
for all four radiographic procedures (ie posteroanterior chest, anteroposterior abdomen and …

The purpose of the current study was to provide useful data, which may help neurosurgeons
to manage the patient dose and image quality in spinal surgery procedures, utilising a …

In the optimization process of lumbar spine examinations, factorial experiments were
performed addressing the question of whether the effective dose can be reduced and the …

Introduction To identify the potential of beam hardening techniques, specifically the use of
higher kilo voltage (kV) and copper (Cu) filtration, to optimise digital planar radiographic …