Method of Multislice CT Effective Doses Estimation on the Basis of Dose Distribution Curves

Sergey Kruchinin, Mikhail Zelikman

2013

Abstract

Conventional dose-length product method for CT effective dose evaluation in case of multislice scanners with comparatively large X-ray beam collimation leads to underestimation of effective doses due to partly neglecting of scattered in patient body radiation. It is possible to avoid this problem taking into account “tails” of dose distribution on the length exceeds zone ±50 mm relative to the beam centre. Method of DLP evaluation on the basis of dose distribution curves with “tails” estimated on full length (±200 mm or more) is presented.

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Kruchinin S. and Zelikman M. (2013). Method of Multislice CT Effective Doses Estimation on the Basis of Dose Distribution Curves . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-34-1, pages 91-94. DOI: 10.5220/0004184400910094


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@conference{biodevices13,
author={Sergey Kruchinin and Mikhail Zelikman},
title={Method of Multislice CT Effective Doses Estimation on the Basis of Dose Distribution Curves},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={91-94},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004184400910094},
isbn={978-989-8565-34-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2013)
TI - Method of Multislice CT Effective Doses Estimation on the Basis of Dose Distribution Curves
SN - 978-989-8565-34-1
AU - Kruchinin S.
AU - Zelikman M.
PY - 2013
SP - 91
EP - 94
DO - 10.5220/0004184400910094