• AJR Am J Roentgenol · Mar 2009

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    Radiation dose in cardiac CT.

    • John R Mayo and Jonathon A Leipsic.
    • Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
    • AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Mar 1;192(3):646-53.

    ObjectiveThe purpose of this article is to familiarize the radiologist with radiation dose in cardiac CT imaging and explain the current methods for dose reduction.ConclusionAdvances in CT technology have resulted in a significant increase in cardiac CT applications. It is imperative that the radiologist understand the resulting dose implication to the patient and actively engage in optimal protocol design to achieve adequate image quality with patient dose reduction in mind.

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