International variation in radiation dose for computed tomography examinations: prospective cohort study

Smith‐Bindman, Rebecca; Wang, Yifei; Chu, Philip; Chung, Robert; J. Einstein, Andrew; N. Balcombe, Jonathan; Cocker, M; Das, Marcos; N. Delman, Bradley; Flynn, Michael; G. Gould, Robert; K. Lee, Ryan; R. Nelson, Thomas; T. Schindera, Sebastian; Seibert, Anthony; Starkey, Jay; Suntharalingam, Saravanabavaan; Wetter, Axel; E. Wildberger, Joachim; L. Miglioretti, Diana

doi:10.1136/bmj.k4931

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International variation in radiation dose for computed tomography examinations: prospective cohort study

Published in BMJ • Jan 2, 2019

Authors:

Rebecca Smith‐Bindman

Yifei Wang

Philip Chu

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine patient, institution, and machine characteristics that contribute to variation in radiation doses used for computed tomography (CT). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Data were assembled and analyzed from the University of California San Francisco CT International Do...

Subject

Computed tomography

Medicine

Prospective cohort study

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