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, Byron Y.; DiRoberto, Cole; and Baccei, Steven J., "Reducing Radiation Exposure Without Compromising Image Quality for Lumbar Spine CT" (2016). Radiology Publications and Presentations. 227.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/radiology_pubs/227