Dose monitoring using the DICOM structured report: assessment of the relationship between cumulative radiation exposure and BMI in abdominal CT

Does body mass index outperform body weight as a surrogate parameter in the calculation of size-specific dose estimates in adult body CT?

“…in the setting of cloud-based dose monitoring or retrospective data analysis. 2,3 The AAPM recommended integration of automatic SSDEs reporting into the CT scanner software and into the digital imaging and communications in medicine radiation dose structured report, but this has not yet been executed by the manufacturers. To simplify the SSDE method and to calculate SSDEs without patients' images, different studies evaluated body weight as a surrogate parameter for SSDEs.…”

“…in dose registry analysis or when assessing patients' lifetime radiation dose exposure retrospectively. 2,3 If images are available, the whole-body circumference has to be in the field of view in order to calculate SSDEs using D eff . This might not always be the case, e.g.…”

Patient‐specific quantification of image quality: An automated technique for measuring the distribution of organ Hounsfield units in clinical chest CT images

“…Currently, there are several software packages that track dose metrics, such as CT dose index and size‐specific dose estimates, on a patient‐specific basis . However, there are limited programs to monitor the quality of images on a patient‐specific basis .…”

“…Currently, there are several software packages that track dose metrics, such as CT dose index and size-specific dose estimates, on a patient-specific basis. 8,[35][36][37] However, there are limited programs to monitor the quality of images on a patient-specific basis. 5,[12][13][14] Implementing the proposed algorithm into the clinical workflow would allow for patient-specific image quality tracking for chest CT exams.…”

Comparison of effective radiation doses from X-ray, CT, and PET/CT in pediatric patients with neuroblastoma using a dose monitoring program

“…Using dose monitoring programs, it is possible to calculate, report, and monitor radiation doses, including the effective dose, more easily than before (15). However, few studies have evaluated these programs in clinical practice.…”