Ces radiol. 2015, 69(3):194-200 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2015/030

What does CTDIVOL mean and is this parameter suitable for the determination of patients' doses?Review article

Lucie Súkupová
Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha

The article deals with an explanation of CTDIVOL parameter and its conversion to SSDE, which more closely reflects the dose of radiation received by the patient. The article also provides the conversion factors for CTDIVOL to SSDE conversion in relation to the LAT and/or AP dimensions of the patient for the reference PMMA phantoms of two sizes.

Keywords: CT, CTDIVOL, SSDE, patient's dose estimate

Accepted: September 9, 2015; Published: September 1, 2015  Show citation

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Súkupová L. What does CTDIVOL mean and is this parameter suitable for the determination of patients' doses? Ces radiol. 2015;69(3):194-200. doi: 10.55095/CesRadiol2015/030.
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