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Application of rational practice and technical advances for optimizing radiation dose for chest CT

Michael M Maher1, Mannudeep K Kalra, Thomas L Toth

  • 1Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Founders House, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA. mmaher@partners.org

Summary

Reducing radiation exposure from computed tomography (CT) scans is crucial due to increased usage and potential overuse. Strategies involve optimizing scanning parameters and adopting guidelines to minimize patient radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic image quality.

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