TY - JOUR
T1 - SCCT guidelines on radiation dose and dose-optimization strategies in cardiovascular CT
AU - Halliburton, Sandra S.
AU - Abbara, Suhny
AU - Chen, Marcus Y.
AU - Gentry, Ralph
AU - Mahesh, Mahadevappa
AU - Raff, Gilbert L.
AU - Shaw, Leslee J.
AU - Hausleiter, Jörg
AU - Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Megan M. Griffiths, scientific writer for the Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, for editorial assistance and Carla M. Thompson, MS, for assistance.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2011/7/1
Y1 - 2011/7/1
N2 - Noninvasive imaging with cardiovascular CT has rapidly evolved over the past several years, with improvements in both hardware and software image acquistion techniques. Radiation dose reduction has been a central focus of many of the advancements in the field. The Society of Cardiovascalar Computed Tomography recently formed a Radiation Committee to develop evidence-based information statements to guide CT imagers on critical topics in the areas of radiation dosimetry, projected cancer risk, appropriate test indications, and techniques to reduce radiation exposure in patient referred for cardiovascular CT. An important concept in this document is the focus not only on radiation doses reduction but also on the clinical benefit of knowledge acquired that may aid in improving therapeutic decision making and may lead to superior patient outcomes. Highlighted topics within this information statement include different scanner acquisition modes and parameter settings, predictors of radiation dose, algorithms for dose reduction in clinical practice, and dose monitoring.
AB - Noninvasive imaging with cardiovascular CT has rapidly evolved over the past several years, with improvements in both hardware and software image acquistion techniques. Radiation dose reduction has been a central focus of many of the advancements in the field. The Society of Cardiovascalar Computed Tomography recently formed a Radiation Committee to develop evidence-based information statements to guide CT imagers on critical topics in the areas of radiation dosimetry, projected cancer risk, appropriate test indications, and techniques to reduce radiation exposure in patient referred for cardiovascular CT. An important concept in this document is the focus not only on radiation doses reduction but also on the clinical benefit of knowledge acquired that may aid in improving therapeutic decision making and may lead to superior patient outcomes. Highlighted topics within this information statement include different scanner acquisition modes and parameter settings, predictors of radiation dose, algorithms for dose reduction in clinical practice, and dose monitoring.
KW - Algorithms
KW - Cardiac-gated imaging techniques
KW - Coronary angiography
KW - Coronary calcium scanning
KW - Practice guideline
KW - Radiation dosage
KW - Radiation monitoring
KW - Radiation protection
KW - Tomography, x-ray computed
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcct.2011.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jcct.2011.06.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 21723512
AN - SCOPUS:80055098779
SN - 1934-5925
VL - 5
SP - 198
EP - 224
JO - Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
JF - Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
IS - 4
ER -