Radiation dose from CT scanning: Can it be reduced?

• Main Authors: Trinavarat,P., Kritsaneepaiboon,S., Rongviriyapanich,C., Visrutaratna,P., Srinakarin,J.
• Format: Review
• Published: IOS Press 2015
• Subjects: Medicine (all); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84866549356&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38225
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

CT has been used to save many patients' lives and the demand for CT is still increasing. At the same time, there has been increasing concern of the probability of cancer induction by CT radiation. It is necessary for everyone involved in CT scanning, particularly physicians who have to communic...