A study to establish international diagnostic reference levels for paediatric computed tomography

Vassileva, J.; M. Rehani, Madan; Kostova-Lefterova, D.; AlNaemi, Huda; S. Al Suwaidi, J.; Arandjic, Danijela; Bashier, Einas; Kodlulovich Renha, Simone; El-Nachef, Leila; G. Aguilar, J.; Gershan, Vesna; Gershkevitsh, E.; Gruppetta, E.; Hustuc, A.; Jauhari, Arif; Hassan Kharita, Mohammad; Khelassi-Toutaoui, N.; Khosravi, Hossein; J. Khoury, Helen; Kralik, Ivana; Mahere, S.; Mazuoliene, Jolanta; Mora, P.; Muhogora, Wilbroad; Muthuvelu, P.; Nikodemová, D.; Novák, L.; Pallewatte, Aruna; Pekarovič, Dean; Shaaban, Mohamed; Shelly, Esti; Stepanyan, Karapet; Thelsy, Naw; Visrutaratna, Pannee; Zaman, Areesha

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncv116

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A study to establish international diagnostic reference levels for paediatric computed tomography

Published in Radiation Protection Dosimetry • Apr 1, 2015

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J. Vassileva

Madan M. Rehani

D. Kostova-Lefterova

Abstract

The article reports results from the largest international dose survey in paediatric computed tomography (CT) in 32 countries and proposes international diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in terms of computed tomography dose index (CTDI vol) and dose length product (DLP). It also assesses whether me...

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Medicine

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