ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2023
Radiation Exposure in Computed Tomography.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Automated calculation of slice-specific volume computed tomography dose index, water-equivalent diameter, and size-specific dose estimation for computed tomography scans.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2026Article
- The changing spectrum of neurointensive care unit needs for tumor patients.Neuro-oncology advances · 2026Review
- High-Speed Detection of X-ray Pulses Using a Digital Counter Coupled with Perovskite Composite Scintillators.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026Article
- Precise volume assessment for gastrocnemius muscles based on 3D ultrasound imaging.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2026Article
- Clinically relevant effective dose k-factors for brain CT derived from Korean body size phantoms and National CT Dose Index Registry Data.Radiological physics and technology · 2026Article
- Radiation dose of computed tomography in pediatric head trauma imaging.Neuroradiology · 2026Article
- Investigating the Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Oral Lesions: A Scoping Review.Oral diseases · 2026Article
- Evaluating the impact of deep learning-based image denoising on low-dose CT for lung cancer screening.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2026Article
- Quantifying Patient Positioning Errors and Radiation Dose Variation in Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2026Article
- Impact of Low-Dose CT Radiation on Gene Expression and DNA Integrity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Radiation Dose Reduction and Image Quality Improvement of UHR CT of the Neck by Novel Deep-learning Image Reconstruction.Clinical neuroradiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundComputed tomography (CT) studies are requested by specialists from most medical disciplines and play a vital role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. It follows that physicians of all specialties should possess basic knowledge of computed tomography, its proper use, and the radiation exposure associated with it.
methodsThis review is based on publications retrieved by a selective search of the literature.
resultsApproximately 12 million CT studies are carried out in Germany each year, and the trend is rising. Approximately 9% of all diagnostic studies involving ionizing radiation are CT studies. On average, more than 60% of the collective effective dose due to medical radiation exposure is attributable to CT. There are two types of radiation effects caused by ionizing radiation: sto - chastic and deterministic. The additional, individual relative lifetime cancer mortality risk due to ionizing radiation with wholebody exposure at a low single dose is estimated at 5% per sievert. Radiation exposure from CT studies of the head and trunk, e.g. of a patient with polytrauma, corresponds to an additional lifetime cancer mortality risk of approximately 0.1% at an effective dose of approximately 20 millisievert.
conclusionThe radiation exposure due to CT, and the risks to which patients are subjected by it, have become more important with greater use of CT. Technical advances, targeted dose monitoring, and analyses of dose data can help identify areas where improvement is necessary, in furtherance of the overriding goal of lowering patients' radiation exposure while preserving adequate image quality.
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