ESTIMATION OF EFFECTIVE DOSE AND CANCER RISK OF LUMBAR SPINE CT PATIENTS USING DOSE LENGHT PRODUCT AND CONVERSION FACTORS: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Kandemir R., ADA E.

11th International Conference on Medical Physics, Kaunas, Lithuania, 10 - 12 October 2013, pp.168-169 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Kaunas
  • Country: Lithuania
  • Page Numbers: pp.168-169
  • Keywords: Computed tomography dose index (CTDI), CTDIvol, Dose-Length Product (DLP), Lumbar Spine CT, Effective dose, Cancer risk
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to estimate effective radiation dose and risk ratio induction of cancer for lumbar spine CT examination with computed tomography dose index (CTDI) and dose-length product (DLP) patient dose parameters.