Tube potential and CT radiation dose optimization

This article describes tube potential and its effect on image quality and radiation dose for CT in different body regions and clinical indications. Tube potential is an important scanning parameter for radiation dose optimization. Reduction of tube potential results in increased image contrast of io...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of roentgenology (1976) 2015-01, Vol.204 (1), p.W4-W10
Hauptverfasser:	Lira, Diego, Padole, Atul, Kalra, Mannudeep K, Singh, Sarabjeet
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Humans Radiation Dosage Radiation Protection - methods Radiographic Image Enhancement - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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