National dose reference levels in computed tomography-guided interventional procedures-a proposal.
Joel GreffierGilbert FerrettiJulia RousseauOlivier AndreaniEmilie AlonsoAymeric RauchRomain GilletJulien Le RoyLaurie Cabrol-FaivreFrederic DouaneArthur DavidSimon HenryThibaut JacquesXavier StefanovicEric DecouxFrederic LafayFranck PilleulFranck CouzonClaire BoutetBernard WoerlyPatrick BaurNicolas SansMarie FaruchAurélie Moussier-LhermLambros TselikasAlexis JacquierEmeline BigandEric PessisChristophe TeriitehauFlorian MagnierLucie CassagnesMarc HaberlayDavid BoutteauEric De KervilerCynthia Majorel-GouthainDidier DefezAurélie VuillodOlivier RouviereLaurent HennequinAudrey FohlenRabih AlwanAlexandre MalakhiaSébastien AubryAnthony DohanMarie Eresue-BonyRomain GautierRomaric DalDjamel DabliThomas HebertRobert KovacsLama Hadid-BeurrierValérie BoussonMélody PotelYves BarbotteauCélian MichelBouchra Habib-GeryesMarc AndréThierry ArnaudNathalie BestionOlivier ErnstSylvie MonfraixPierre Yves BrilletBoris GuiuLoic BousselMathilde DemonchyJean Paul BeregiJulien FrandonPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• National reference levels are proposed for 17 categories of interventional procedures under CT guidance. • Reference levels are useful for benchmarking practices and optimizing protocols. • Reference levels are proposed for dose length product and the number of helical acquisitions.