Petrone Associates: CT Dose Optimization 2021
Course Format: Online Video
Course Credit Type: CE ARRT
Course Credit: 0.50
Rewards Points Earned: 12.5
Course Category: **Self-Study/On-Demand, *Imaging, *Petrone Associates, CT
Faculty: Christopher Smitherman
Course Producer: Petrone Associates
Course Cost: $17.99 | Included in All-Access Pass
Mobile Friendly: Yes
Course Release Date: January 01, 2021
Course Expiration Date: January 01, 2022
Program Summary:
OUTLINEDose Reduction Techniques
Pre-Scan Techniques
CT Acquisition Parameters/Settings
Scan Modes
Detector Configuration (Slice thickness/Beam collimation)
Table Speed & Pitch
Tube Rotation Time
Tube Current
Tube Potential
Field of View & Bowtie Filter
Dose Modulation/Reduction
Automatic Exposure Control, Tube Potential Selection
Iterative Reconstruction
Summing Dose Report Values
Dose Notifications/Alerts
Pediatric CT Considerations
Imaging of the Pregnant Patient
Effective Dose and Biological Effects
Conclusion
Christopher Smitherman covers all topics of CT dose & reduction techniques.
OBJECTIVES:- Understanding dose contributors
- Understanding dose reduction techniques
- Dose modulation/reduction per manufacturer, model and software version.
- Understanding image quality reference parameters
- Understanding summing dose report values
- Imaging of pediatric and pregnant patients
- Effective dose and biological effects
OUTLINE
- Introduction
- CT Dose in the News
- Rise in Medical Radiation Exposure
- Publications and Regulations
- CT Dose Contributors
- Reducing CT Dose
- CT Dose Descriptors
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