Tube Voltage, DNA Double-Strand Breaks, and Image Quality in Coronary CT Angiography.

Zhu Xiao Lin Fan Zhou Joseph Uwe Schoepf Balakrishnan Pillai Chang Sheng Zhou Wei Quan Xue Qin Bao Guang Ming Lu Long Jiang Zhang

Published in: Korean journal of radiology (2020)

The 100-kVp tube voltage may be optimal for CCTA when weighing DNA DSBs against the estimated radiation dose and image quality, with further reductions in tube voltage being unnecessary for CCTA.

Keyphrases

image quality
computed tomography
circulating tumor
cell free
dual energy
single molecule
coronary artery disease
nucleic acid
heart failure
magnetic resonance
atrial fibrillation