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ArticleRadiation and environmental biophysics2023

Assessment of diagnostic reference levels for paediatric cardiac computed tomography in accordance with European guidelines.

Mohamed S Aboul Hamad, Ehab M Attalla, Hanan H Amer, Mohamed M Fathy

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Article in Radiation and environmental biophysics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohamed S Aboul HamadBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. mohamedsayed@gstd.sci.cu.edu.eg.
Ehab M AttallaNational Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Hanan H AmerBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Mohamed M FathyBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Cairo University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, paediatric cardiac computed tomography (CCT) has caused concerns that diagnostic image quality and dose reduction may require further improvement. Consequently, this study aimed to establish institutional (local) diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) for CCT for paediatric patients, and assess the impact of tube voltage on proposed DRLs in terms of the volume computed tomography index (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP). In addition, effective doses (EDs) of exposure were estimated. A population of 453 infants, whose mass and age were less than 12 kg and 2 years, respectively, were considered from January 2018 to August 2021. Based on previous studies, this number of patients was considered to be sufficient for establishing LDRLs. A group of 245 patients underwent CCT examinations at 70 kVp tube voltage with an average scan range of 23.4 cm. Another set of 208 patients underwent CCT examinations at 100 kVp tube voltage with an average scan range of 15.8 cm. The observed CTDI

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Diagnostic Reference LevelsTomography, X-Ray ComputedChildCone-Beam Computed TomographyHumansInfantRadiation DosageRadiographyReference ValuesCardiac computed tomographyDiagnostic reference levelsEffective dosePaediatricPatient exposure

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