Dose optimisation in coronary CT angiography: is it restricted to the prospective ECG gating mode? Results from a multicentre study

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Congress:

ECR 2014

Poster Number:

B-0779

Type:

Scientific Paper

Keywords:

Cardiac, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Radiation physics, CT, CT-Angiography, Dosimetry, Equipment, Radiation safety, Dosimetric comparison, Education and training

Authors:

F. Mafalanka¹, J.-L. Rehel¹, D. Pesenti-Rossi², L.-P. Christiaens³, R. Convers-Domart⁴, P. Ou⁵, E. Schouman-Claeys⁵, M. Sirol⁵, C. Etard¹; ¹Fontenay-aux-Roses/FR, ²Neuilly-sur-Seine/FR, ³Poitiers/FR, ⁴Le Chesnay/FR, ⁵Paris/FR

DOI:

10.1594/ecr2014/B-0779

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ecr2014/B-0779

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