Estimating pediatric entrance skin dose from digital radiography examination using DICOM metadata: A quality assurance tool

Purpose: To develop an automated methodology to estimate patient examination dose in digital radiography (DR) imaging using DICOM metadata as a quality assurance (QA) tool. Methods: Patient examination and demographical information were gathered from metadata analysis of DICOM header data. The x‐ray...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical physics (Lancaster) 2015-05, Vol.42 (5), p.2489-2497
Hauptverfasser:	Brady, S. L., Kaufman, R. A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES ABDOMEN Adolescent Adult Biological material, e.g. blood, urine Haemocytometers bone Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging CHEST Child Child, Preschool Computed radiography Computed tomography Computerised tomographs computerised tomography deviation index diagnostic radiography DICOM Digital radiography Dose‐volume analysis dosimetry Dosimetry/exposure assessment entrance skin dose Hand - diagnostic imaging HEAD Humans Image analysis Infant KERMA Knee - diagnostic imaging Metadata Middle Aged PATIENTS Pattern Recognition, Automated - methods PEDIATRICS QUALITY ASSURANCE Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods Radiation Dosage RADIATION DOSES Radiography - methods Radiography, Abdominal - methods Radiography, Thoracic - methods Scattering, Radiation Scintigraphy SKIN Skin - diagnostic imaging Skin - radiation effects Skull - diagnostic imaging Tissues X RADIATION X-Rays X‐ray imaging Young Adult
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