The physics of CT dosimetry : CTDI and beyond /: CTDI and beyond. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert L. Dixon.
• Authors: Dixon, Robert L (Robert Leland), 1940-
• Contents: Introduction and history -- Derivation of dose equations for shift-invariant techniques and the physical interpretation of the CTDI-paradigm -- Experimental validation of a versatile system of CT dosimetry using a conventional small ion chamber -- An improved analytical primary beam model for CT dose simulation -- Cone beam CT dosimetry: a unified and self-consistent approach including all scan modalities -- with or without phantom motion -- Analytical equations for CT dose profiles derived using a scatter kernel of Monte Carlo parentage having broad applicability to CT dosimetry problems -- Dose equations for tube current modulation in CT scanning and the interpretation of the associated CTDIvol -- Dose equations for shift-variant CT acquisition modes using variable pitch, tube current, and aperture, and the meaning of their associated CTDIvol -- Stationary table CT dosimetry and anomalous scanner-reported values of CTDIvol -- Future directions of CT dosimetry and a book summary.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.07/57; Tomography; Radiation dosimetry; Radiation dosimetry; Tomography; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; SCIENCE / Physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429023330; 0429023332; 9780429665493; 0429665490; 9780429660054; 0429660057; 9780429662775; 0429662777
• Related ISBNs: 9780367077594; 0367077590
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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