Patient centring and scan length: how inaccurate practice impacts on radiation dose in CT colonography (CTC).
Sergio SalernoGiuseppe Lo ReDavide BelliniMarco RengoMaurizio MarraleMaria Chiara TerranovaLaura ScopellitiAndrea LaghiPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2019)
Radiographers and radiologists need to be aware of dose variation and noise effects on vertical positioning and over-scanning. More accurate training need to be achieved even so when examination protocol varies from general practice.
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