Helical CT of the Body

Anne Paterson; Donald P. Frush; Lane F. Donnelly

doi:10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760297

Abstract

Pediatric helical CT parameters are not adjusted on the basis of the examination type or the age of the child. In particular, these results suggest that pediatric patients may be exposed to an unnecessarily high radiation dose during body CT.

Keywords

MedicineAbdomenThorax (insect anatomy)RadiologyChest tubeNuclear medicineRadiation exposurePneumothoraxAnatomy

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 176
Issue: 2
Pages: 297-301
Citations: 419
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                                    Anne Paterson, 
                                
                                    Donald P. Frush, 
                                
                                    Lane F. Donnelly
                                
                            (2001). 
                            Helical CT of the Body. 
                            American Journal of Roentgenology
                            , 176
                            (2)
                            , 297-301.
                            https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760297

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DOI: 10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760297