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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2025

CT acquisition protocols by pathology, SIRM position paper part 1: head and neck, brain and spine, chest, cardiovascular.

Ernesto Di Cesare, Antonio Esposito, Antonio Lo Casto, Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Gabriele Polonara, Nicola Sverzellati, Francesco Arrigoni, Nicoletta Gandolfo, Vittorio Miele, Andrea Giovagnoni and 1 more

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11 authors.

Ernesto Di CesareDepartment of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Antonio EspositoIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
Antonio Lo CastoDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Maria Antonietta MazzeiDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Neuroscience Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Gabriele PolonaraDepartment of Odontostomatologic and Specialized Clinical Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
Nicola SverzellatiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Università Di Parma, Parma, Italy.
Francesco ArrigoniDepartment of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. arrigoni.francesco@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7793-1872
Nicoletta GandolfoDepartment of Imaging, ASL 3, Genoa, Italy.
Vittorio MieleDepartment of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, L.Go G.A. Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Andrea GiovagnoniDepartment of Odontostomatologic and Specialized Clinical Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
SIRM CT protocols Group

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current medical scenario in diagnostic imaging is characterized by an extremely frequent use of computed tomography, which becomes the main source of medical exposure. The radiation dose depends on patient's characteristics, anatomical districts, and diseases under investigation; the first two parameters cannot be modified; the correct application of specific protocols for the disease under investigation, helps improve both standardization and dose reduction. This perfectly fits with the ALARA principles (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) according to which patients must be exposed to the right dose of radiation, which, in turn, must be as low as possibly achievable. To support the radiologists in the daily clinical practice and to standardize the exposure of patients, the Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology (SIRM), through his specific subcommittee, has created this position paper.

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Tomography, X-Ray ComputedHeadHumansItalyRadiation DosageRadiography, ThoracicSocieties, MedicalCardiovascular CT protocolsChest CT protocolsCT protocolsHead and neck CT protocolsNeuro CT protocols

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