Abstract
Estimates of individual patient risk, and epidemiologic studies assessing potential late effects, must use patient size–specific dose estimates—they cannot use only scanner output (volume CT dose index or dose-length product).
Publication types
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Editorial
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Body Size
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Humans
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Models, Statistical
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Models, Theoretical
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Phantoms, Imaging
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Radiation Dosage*
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Radiation Protection
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Radiometry / methods*
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Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*