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Impact of contrast agents on organ dosimetry in pediatric diagnostic fluoroscopy: the voiding cystourethrogram.

Wyatt W SmitherEmily L MarshallDavid BorregoKimberly E ApplegateWesley E Bolch
Published in: Physics in medicine and biology (2024)
The study results demonstrate for the newborn phantom percent differences in organ dose coefficients varied between 0-10% for the organs of interest, while they varied between 0-22% in the 15-year phantom suggesting the importance of including contrast media in Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations of the VCUG examination.&#xD.
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