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ArticlePolish journal of radiology2023

Dose uncertainty due to energy dependence in dual-energy computed tomography.

Daisuke Kawahara, Takatoshi Toyoda, Kazushi Yokomachi, Chikako Fujioka, Yasushi Nagata

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Article in Polish journal of radiology, 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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Daisuke KawaharaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima City, Japan.
Takatoshi ToyodaRadiation Therapy Section, Division of Clinical Support, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan.
Kazushi YokomachiRadiation Therapy Section, Division of Clinical Support, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan.
Chikako FujiokaRadiation Therapy Section, Division of Clinical Support, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan.
Yasushi NagataDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima City, Japan.

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the absolute dose uncertainty at 2 different energies and for the large and small bowtie filters in dual-energy computed tomography (DECT). Material and methods: Measurements were performed using DECT at 80 kV and 140 kilovoltage peak (kVp), and single-energy computed tomography (CT) at 120 kV. The absolute dose was calculated from the mass-energy absorption obtained from the half-value layer (HVL) of aluminium. Results: The difference in the water-to-air ratio of the mean mass energy-absorption coefficients at 80 kV and 140 kV was 2.0% for the small bow-tie filter and 3.0% for the large bow-tie filter. At lower tube voltages, the difference in the absorbed dose with the large and small bow-tie filters was larger. Conclusions: The absolute dose uncertainty due to energy dependence was 3.0%, which could be reduced with single-energy beams at 120 kV or by using the average effective energy measurement with dual-energy beams.

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dual-energy CTenergy absorption coefficient

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PMID37404547
PMCPMC10317008

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