Analysis of a monocentric computed tomography dosimetric database using a radiation dose index monitoring software: Dose levels and alerts before and after the …

R Fusco, SV Setola, N Raiano, V Granata… - La radiologia …, 2022 - Springer
Objective To analyze dosimetric data of a single center by a radiation dose index monitoring
software evaluating quantitatively the dose reduction obtained with the implementation of …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation dose management systems—requirements and recommendations for users from the ESR EuroSafe Imaging initiative

RW Loose, E Vano, P Mildenberger, V Tsapaki… - European …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The European Directive 2013/59/Euratom requires member states of the European
Union to ensure justification and optimisation of radiological procedures and store …

[HTML][HTML] Quality Assessment in FDG-PET/CT imaging of head-and-neck cancer: one home run is better than two doubles

T Van den Wyngaert, S De Schepper, L Carp - Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed
tomography (CT) is indicated in head-and-neck cancer for the initial workup when clinically …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation dose reduction during EVAR: results from a prospective multicentre study (the REVAR study)

A Hertault, R Rhee, GA Antoniou, D Adam… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate radiation exposure in standard endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
using intra-operative guidance with pre-operative computed tomographic angiography …

Local clinical diagnostic reference levels for chest and abdomen CT examinations in adults as a function of body mass index and clinical indication: a prospective …

H Brat, F Zanca, S Montandon, D Racine, B Rizk… - European …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To compare institutional dose levels based on clinical indication and BMI class to
anatomy-based national DRLs (NDRLs) in chest and abdomen CT examinations and to …

[HTML][HTML] Quality assurance of dose management systems

ET Samara, N Fitousi, H Bosmans - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aim Dose management systems (DMS's) have been widely used for
radiation dose data collection and analysis, and have been proven useful for optimization …

Diagnostic reference level for computed tomography abdominal examinations: A multicentre study

A Sulieman, A Elnour, MZ Mahmoud… - Radiation Physics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Computed tomography (CT) represents one of the largest sources of medical diagnostic
ionizing radiation exposures to patients. As with other radiological imaging procedures …

Radiation dose for multiregion CT protocols: challenges and limitations

R Singh, TP Szczykutowicz… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to devise a method for classification of individual
chest and abdomen-pelvis CT doses for multiregion CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of a multicentre cloud-based CT dosimetric database: preliminary results

F Calderoni, F Campanaro, PE Colombo… - European Radiology …, 2019 - Springer
Background To manage and analyse dosimetric data provided by computed tomography
(CT) scanners from four Italian hospitals. Methods A radiation dose index monitoring (RDIM) …

The associated factors for radiation dose variation in cardiac CT angiography

AB Alhailiy, EU Ekpo, PL Kench… - The British Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective: This study aimed to examine the associated factors for dose variation and
influence cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) dose benchmarks in current CT imaging centres …