Patient-Informed Organ Dose Estimation in Clinical CT: Implementation and Effective Dose Assessment in 1048 Clinical Patients
Wanyi Fu, Francesco Ria, W. Paul Segars, Kingshuk Roy Choudhury, Joshua M. Wilson, Anuj Kapadia, Ehsan Samei
Abstract
A patient-informed organ dose estimation framework was comprehensively implemented applicable to clinical imaging of adult, pediatric, and pregnant patients. Compared with organ dose-based ED, DLP-based ED may overestimate effective dose for larger-sized patients and underestimate it for smaller-sized patients.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineNuclear medicineEffective dose (radiation)RadiologyRadiation Dose and ImagingAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications