National diagnostic reference levels: What they are, why we need them and what's next

P Thomas - Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are an optimisation tool for medical imaging procedures
using ionising radiation. They give an indication of the expected radiation dose received by …

Revising and exploring the variations in methodologies for establishing the diagnostic reference levels for paediatric PET/CT imaging

Q Alhorani, E Alkhybari, M Rawashdeh… - Nuclear Medicine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Abstract PET-computed tomography (PET/CT) is a hybrid imaging technique that combines
anatomical and functional information; to investigate primary cancers, stage tumours, and …

[HTML][HTML] Establishment of local diagnostic reference levels of pediatric abdominopelvic and chest CT examinations based on the body weight and size in Korea

JY Hwang, YH Choi, HM Yoon, YJ Ryu… - Korean Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The purposes of this study were to analyze the radiation doses for pediatric
abdominopelvic and chest CT examinations from university hospitals in Korea and to …

Assessment of computed tomography radiation doses for paediatric head and chest examinations using paediatric phantoms of three different ages

MK Saeed, Y Almalki - Radiography, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction With the rapid development of computed tomography (CT) scanners, the
assessment of the radiation dose received by the patient has become a heavily researched …

The impact of tube current and iterative reconstruction algorithm on dose and image quality of infant CT head examination

NA Muhammad, MKA Karim, HH Harun… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Computed Tomography (CT) scan examination has been recognized for its potential in
contributing high radiation doses, which raised a public concern towards pediatric exposure …

Imaging of the temporal bone in children using low‐dose 320‐row area detector computed tomography

A Tada, S Sato, Y Masaoka… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The aim of this study was to compare the image quality obtained using low‐
dose and standard‐dose 320‐row temporal bone computed tomography (CT) in paediatric …

Radiation dose levels in pediatric chest CT: experience in 499 children evaluated with dual-source single-energy CT

RJ Martine, T Santangelo, L Colas, F Jean-Baptiste… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Springer
Background The availability of dual-source technology has introduced the possibility of
scanning children at lower kVp with a high-pitch mode, combining high-speed data …

Age-based diagnostic reference levels and achievable doses for paediatric CT: a survey in Shanghai, China

F Yang, L Gao - Journal of Radiological Protection, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Computed tomography (CT) is extensively utilised in medical diagnostics due to its notable
radiographic superiority. However, the cancer risk associated with CT examinations …

Comparison of Application Value of Different Radiation Dose Evaluation Methods in Evaluating Radiation Dose of Adult Thoracic and Abdominal CT Scan

J He, G Dong, Y Deng, J He, ZG Xiu, F Feng - Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To explore the differences among volumetric CT dose index (CTDIvol), body-
specific dose assessment (SSDEED) based on effective diameter (ED), and SSDEWED …

Dose monitoring in pediatric and young adult head and cervical spine CT studies at two emergency duty departments

H Niiniviita, T Kiljunen, M Huuskonen, S Teperi… - Emergency …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose As the number of pediatric computed tomography (CT) imaging is increasing, there
is a need for real-time radiation dose monitoring and evaluation of the imaging protocols …