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Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography

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Editors:
  1. Denis Tack

    1. Clinic of Cardiac Imaging Department of Radiology Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. Pierre Alain Gevenois

    1. Clinic of Chest Imaging Department of Radiology Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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  • Considers in depth all the factors that influence the radiation dose and the risk associated with MDCT in children and adults
  • Proposes detailed guidelines for optimization of the radiation dose when using MDCT
  • Written by experts of international standing
  • Designed to appeal to both general and specialized radiologists, including pediatric radiologists, CT technologists, physicists, manufacturers, and all professionals involved in MDCT
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology (MEDRAD)

Part of the book sub series: Diagnostic Imaging (Med Radiol Diagn Imaging)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Clinical Expansion of CT and Radiation Dose

    1. Clinical Expansion of CT and Radiation Dose

      • Rajesh Patel, Stephen Golding
      Pages 1-8

  3. Radiation Risks in Multidetector CT

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Risks from Ionising Radiation

      • Kenneth H. Chadwick, Hendrik P. Leenhouts
      Pages 11-31

    3. The Cancer Risk from Low-Level Radiation

      • Bernard L. Cohen
      Pages 33-49

    4. CT Parameters that Influence the Radiation Dose

      • Hans Dieter Nagel
      Pages 51-79

    5. Collective Radiation Dose from MDCT: Critical Review of Surveys Studies

      • Georg Stamm
      Pages 81-97

    6. Methods and Strategies for Radiation Dose Optimization — and Reduction — in MDCT with Special Focus on the Image Quality

      • Denis Tack
      Pages 99-116

    7. Automatic Exposure Control in Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography

      • Mannudeep K. Kalra
      Pages 117-127

    8. Patient Centering in MDCT: Dose Effects

      • Mannudeep K. Kalra, Thomas L. Toth
      Pages 129-132

  4. Clinical Approaches of Dose Optimization and Reduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Dose Optimization and Reduction in CT of the Head and Neck, Including Brain

      • Tom Mulkens, Rodrigo Salgado, Patrick Bellinck
      Pages 135-151

    3. Dose Reduction and Optimization in Computed Tomography of the Chest

      • Pierre Alain Gevenois, Denis Tack
      Pages 153-159

    4. Dose Optimization and Reduction in MDCT of the Abdomen

      • Caroline Keyzer, Pierre Alain Gevenois, Denis Tack
      Pages 161-170

    5. Optimization of Radiation Dose in Cardiac and Vascular Multirow-Detector CT

      • Jean-François Paul, Hicham T. Abada
      Pages 171-184

    6. Dose Optimization and Reduction in CT of the Musculoskeletal System Including the Spine

      • Alain Blum, Alain Noël, Daniel Winninger, Toufik Batch, Thomas Ludig, Gilles Ferquel et al.
      Pages 185-194

    7. Dose Reduction in CT Fluoroscopy

      • N. Buls, J. de Mey
      Pages 195-222

    8. Dose Optimization and Reduction in CT of Children

      • Peter Vock, Rainer Wolf
      Pages 223-236

    9. Radiation Risk Management in Low Dose MDCT Screening Programs

      • Emmanuel Coche
      Pages 237-253

    10. Radiation Risk Management in Low Dose MDCT Screening Programs

      • Jaap Stoker, Henk W. Venema, Rogier E. van Gelder
      Pages 255-272
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About this book

Because of the radiation dose delivered, multidetector row CT (MDCT) may induce cancers, and the risk of death has been estimated at up to one per 1,000 examinations. Despite this, only a small proportion of referring clinicians, radiologists, and technologists are aware of both the radiation risks and their underlying mechanisms. This book is designed to rectify this situation. The first part of the book provides a comprehensive approach to all the factors that influence the radiation dose and subsequently the risk induced by using MDCT in children and adult patients. In the second part, guidelines are proposed for optimization of the radiation dose in order to obtain an image quality sufficient for appropriate diagnostic performance while restricting the dose delivered. This book, written by experts of international standing, will appeal to both general and specialized radiologists, including pediatric radiologists, CT technologists, physicists, manufacturers, and all professionals involved in MDCT.

Reviews

JAMA Review 2008

"Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography provides a timely, concise, clear discussion of the theory and biologic implications of radiation exposure, as well as approaches to minimize radiation dose to patients and medical staff. ... The text informs the reader about the biological risks of ionizing radiation and the parameters that determine radiation dose and describes specific techniques for obtaining clinically useful CT examinations while limiting the dose ... Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography provides information for radiologists and clinicians that will enable them to make informed decisions to appropriately use this powerful imaging technology" (H. W. Strauss, MD; JAMA 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Clinic of Cardiac Imaging Department of Radiology Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Denis Tack

  • Clinic of Chest Imaging Department of Radiology Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Pierre Alain Gevenois

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography

  • Editors: Denis Tack, Pierre Alain Gevenois

  • Series Title: Medical Radiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68575-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-68575-3Published: 31 December 2007

  • Series ISSN: 0942-5373

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 276

  • Number of Illustrations: 215 b/w illustrations, 58 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Pediatrics, Neuroradiology, Internal Medicine

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