Radiation dose and image quality of X-ray volume imaging systems: cone-beam computed tomography, digital subtraction angiography and digital fluoroscopy

J Paul, V Jacobi, M Farhang, B Bazrafshan, TJ Vogl… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objective Radiation dose and image quality estimation of three X-ray volume imaging (XVI)
systems. Methods A total of 126 patients were examined using three XVI systems (groups 1 …

Radiation dose to procedural personnel and patients from an X-ray volume imaging system

J Paul, EC Mbalisike, TJ Vogl - European radiology, 2013 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the radiation dose received by procedural personnel and patients
from an X-ray volume imaging (XVI) system during interventional procedures. Methods Forty …

Estimating patient dose from x-ray tube output metrics: automated measurement of patient size from CT images enables large-scale size-specific dose estimates

I Ikuta, GI Warden, KP Andriole, R Khorasani… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To test the hypothesis that patient size can be accurately calculated from axial
computed tomographic (CT) images, including correction for the effects of anatomy …

An image quality comparison study between XVI and OBI CBCT systems

S Kamath, W Song, A Chvetsov… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare image quality characteristics for two
commonly used and commercially available CBCT systems: the X‐ray Volumetric Imager …

A cross‐sectional study of the radiation dose and image quality of X‐ray equipment used in IVR

Y Inaba, K Chida, R Kobayashi… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
There are case reports of injuries caused by the radiation from interventional radiology (IVR)
X‐ray systems. Therefore, the management of radiation doses in IVR is important. However …

Frequency and doses of diagnostic and interventional X‑ray applications: Trends between 2007 and 2014

EA Nekolla, AA Schegerer, J Griebel, G Brix - Der radiologe, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background In Germany, approximately 95% of man-made radiation exposure of
the population results from diagnostic and interventional X‑ray procedures. Thus, radiation …

Variability in image quality and radiation dose within and across 97 medical facilities

TB Smith, S Zhang, A Erkanli, D Frush… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Purpose: To characterize variability in image quality and radiation dose across a large
cohort of computed tomography (CT) examinations and identify the scan factors with the …

Monte Carlo-based assessment of the trade-off between spatial resolution, field-of-view and scattered radiation in the variable resolution X-ray CT scanner

H Arabi, ARK Asl, MR Ay, H Zaidi - Physica Medica, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this work is to evaluate the impact of optimization of magnification
on performance parameters of the variable resolution X-ray (VRX) CT scanner. MethodsA …

Higher patient doses through X-ray imaging procedures

MM Rehani, D Nacouzi - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Medical imaging using X-rays has been one of the most popular imaging modalities ever
since the discovery of X-rays 125 years ago. With unquestionable benefits, concerns about …

CT radiation exposure: an overview

W Huda - Current Radiology Reports, 2015 - Springer
Radiation used in CT examinations needs to be selected on image quality criteria, and also
take into account the patient's exposure. X-ray beam quality is controlled by the X-ray tube …