WE‐A‐218‐08: Comparison of Automated Methods to Measure Patient Size for Dose‐ Monitoring in Computed Tomography

Purpose: There has been a growing movement to monitor the size‐specific dose estimate (SSDE) for patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) examinations. Information on the patient size, however, is not easily accessible in the DICOM headers. Here, we compare three different automated methods to e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical Physics 2012-06, Vol.39 (6), p.3940-3940
Hauptverfasser:	Christianson, O, Frush, D, Samei, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Computed tomography Dosimetry Lungs Medical imaging Testing procedures
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