Analyses and applications of single scan dose profiles in computed tomography
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H Y Tsai1, C J Tung, M H Huang
1Department of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Comprehensive analyses and measurements of computed tomography (CT) single-scan dose profiles were performed for several scanners and operating conditions. Measurements were made using two types of thermoluminescent dosimeters, LiF:Mg,Cu,P and CaSO4:Dy, and two CT dosimetry phantoms, head and body. Analyses of CT single-scan dose profiles were made in terms of a Gaussian function for primary radiation and a Lorentzian function for scattered radiation. This function was used to investigate several common descriptions of the CT dose, including the computed tomography dose index (CTDI) and the multiple scan average dose. The relative percentage of scatter versus primary radiation to the contribution of CTDI at the central and peripheral locations was determined and analyzed. The correlation between CTDI of thermoluminescent dosimeter measurements and pencil-shaped ionization chamber measurements was determined. A method for estimating organ dose from CT was developed and compared to organ-dose estimates from Monte Carlo simulations.
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