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Principles of CT Dosimetry

Overview

Radiation dose from CT

Radiation dose from CT (2)

Radiation dose from CT (3)

Radiation dose from CT (4)

Effective doses from diagnostic examinations

Radiation Units

Dose distribution in CT

Dose distribution in x-y plane

Dose distribution - along z-axis

Dose distribution along z-axis

Z-axis dose profile

Z-axis dose profile (2)

Measurement of absorbed dose in CT

Measurement of dose in CT

Computed Tomography Dose Index

Computed Tomography Dose Index (2)

CTDI in multi-slice

Computed Tomography Dose Index (3)

Computed Tomography Dose Index (4)

CTDI: where , what , how?

Where? - Measurement material

What? - Dose to what material?

How much of tails are included?

How much of tails included?

CTDI definitions

CTDI100

CTDI phantoms

CTDI100

Average dose in scan plane: CTDIw

Average dose in scanned volume

Average dose in scanned volume: CTDIvol

CT absorbed dose summary

Normalised CTDI

Measurement tools

Measurement tools (1)

Measurements with ion chamber

Measurement tools (2)

Measurements with TLD

Measurement tools (3)

Measurement tools (4)

Measurement Tools (5)

Absorbed dose and radiation risk

Radiation risk

Dose length product

Effective Dose (E)

Estimates of Effective Dose

Calculation of effective dose

Calculation of effective dose (2)

Author: Maria Lewis

E-mail: maria@impactscan.org

Homepage: http://www.impactscan.org/

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