Title
Reducing Radiation Exposure Without Compromising Image Quality for Lumbar Spine CT
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Radiology
Publication Date
2016-07-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Radiology
Abstract
In light of the heightened awareness of radiation’s cancer-causing potential and the dramatic increase in the number of CT studies, minimizing radiation exposure is a paramount objective in radiology. An issue that complicates this goal is that image quality is a function of the dose of radiation. In other words, larger doses result in higher quality images. The goal then is to strike a balance to maximize patient safety: reduce radiation without compromising the quality of the image.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.jacr.2015.10.011
Source
J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Jul;13(7):825-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2015.10.011. Epub 2016 Jan 20. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
Related Resources
PubMed ID
26810637
Repository Citation
Chen BY, DiRoberto C, Baccei SJ. (2016). Reducing Radiation Exposure Without Compromising Image Quality for Lumbar Spine CT. Radiology Publications and Presentations. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2015.10.011. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/radiology_pubs/227