Scanner console-provided volume CT Dose Index (CTDIvol) and Dose Length Product (DLP) are frequently added up inappropriately to obtain cumulative dose values in patients exposed to multiple multi-sequence CT exams, performed with varying z-axis coverage and often with longitudinal tube current modulation. We present the patient-size specific Dose Line Integral (DLI) as a new metric that allows this task to be performed in a more precise fashion across multiple scanner platforms Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020

Authors: Tabari Azadeh, Li Xinhua, Yang Kai, Liu Bob, Gee Michael, Westra Sjirk

Keywords: Radiation, CT, Quality