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CT AEC
Allows scanner to be controlled by setting a required image quality level
- Focused on IQ, rather than x-ray tube output
- Doesn’t answer question of what image quality is required!
Can avoid tendency to have higher mA than needed for ‘average’ sized patients
- to avoid underexposing larger patients
Implementations available from all manufacturers
- GE AutomA, Philips DoseRight, Siemens CARE Dose, Toshiba SUREExposure
- Each one has different aims and methods
ImPACT report available, www.impactscan.org/bluecover.htm