Readjustment of abdominal computed tomography protocols in a university hospital: impact on radiation dose

AbstractObjective:To assess the reduction of estimated radiation dose in abdominal computed tomography following the implementation of new scan protocols on the basis of clinical suspicion and of adjusted images acquisition parameters.Materials and Methods:Retrospective and prospective review of rep...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Francisco Tavares Romano, Priscila Silveira Salvadori, Lucas Rios Torres, Elisa Almeida Sathler Bretas, Daniel Bekhor, Rogério Pedreschi Caldana, Regina Bitelli Medeiros, Giuseppe D'Ippolito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2015-10-01
Series:Radiologia Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842015000500292&lng=en&tlng=en