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Computed Tomography Effective Doses (Japan)

Distribution of effective dose for one scan for each anatomical location in Gunma prefecture. The radiation dose of CT examinations varies greatly among institutions.

  • 132 CT scanners in 126 hospitals, complete data were provided for 63 CT scanners (48%) of 57 hospitals.
  • 61 hospitals reported only scanning protocols and the number of patients during the month surveyed, so scanning protocols and the number of the patients undergoing CT examinations for 124 of 132 CT scanners (94%) were obtained.

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Reference

<pubmed>21044293</pubmed>| BMC Med Imaging.


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