Comparison of methods to estimate water‐equivalent diameter for calculation of patient dose
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12383
Abstract: Abstract Modern CT systems seek to evaluate patient‐specific dose by converting the CT dose index generated during a procedure to a size‐specific dose estimate using conversion factors that are related to patient attenuation properties. The… read more here.
Keywords: equivalent diameter; methods estimate; geometry; water equivalent ... See more keywords
A SIMPLE METHOD FOR CALIBRATING PIXEL VALUES OF THE CT LOCALIZER RADIOGRAPH FOR CALCULATING WATER-EQUIVALENT DIAMETER AND SIZE-SPECIFIC DOSE ESTIMATE
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncx241
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship between the pixel value (I) of the CT localizer radiograph and water-equivalent thickness (tw) in a straightforward procedure. We used a body CTDI phantom, which… read more here.
Keywords: localizer radiograph; pixel values; equivalent diameter; water equivalent ... See more keywords