Pediatric patient body shape may play a key role in decreasing radiation dose during CT scans
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
Manipulation of kVp (kilovoltage peak) and mAs (tube current flow) according to a patient's body shape may help reduce radiation doses in pediatric patients during CT, according to a study performed at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital in Cleveland, OH.
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