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dc.contributor.authorAbdullah, A
dc.contributor.authorSun, Zhonghua
dc.contributor.authorPongnapang, N
dc.contributor.authorNg, K
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:16:14Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:16:14Z
dc.date.created2013-03-10T20:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationAbdullah, A and Sun, Z and Pongnapang, N and Ng, K-H. 2012. Comparison of Computed Tomography Dose Reporting Software. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 151 (1): pp. 153-157.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19866
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/rpd/ncr451
dc.description.abstract

Computed tomography (CT) dose reporting software facilitates the estimation of doses to patients undergoing CT examinations. In this study, comparison of three software packages, i.e. CT-Expo (version 1.5, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany), ImPACT CT Patients Dosimetry Calculator (version 0.993, Imaging Performance Assessment on Computed Tomography, www.impactscan.org) and WinDose (version 2.1a, Wellhofer Dosimetry, Schwarzenbruck, Germany), has been made in terms of their calculation algorithm and the results of calculated doses. Estimations were performed for head, chest, abdominal and pelvic examinations based on the protocols recommended by European guidelines using single-slice CT (SSCT) (Siemens Somatom Plus 4, Erlangen, Germany) and multi-slice CT (MSCT) (Siemens Sensation 16, Erlangen, Germany) for software-based female and male phantoms. The results showed that there are some differences in final dose reporting provided by these software packages. There are deviations of effective doses produced by these software packages. Percentages of coefficient of variance range from 3.3 to 23.4 % in SSCT and from 10.6 to 43.8 % in MSCT. It is important that researchers state the name of the software that is used to estimate the various CT dose quantities. Users must also understand the equivalent terminologies between the information obtained from the CT console and the software packages in order to use the software correctly.

dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.titleComparison of Computed Tomography Dose Reporting Software
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume151
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage153
dcterms.source.endPage157
dcterms.source.issn0144-8420
dcterms.source.titleRadiation Protection Dosimetry
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curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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