Review article – A narrative review on the reduction of effective dose to a paediatric patient by using different combinations of kVp, mAs and additional filtration whilst maintaining image quality

Wouter Schaake; Ruurd Visser; Elsbeth Huizinga; Charlotte Bloomfield; Filipa Boavida; Diane Chabloz; Emilie Crausaz; Hanne Hustveit; Heidi Knight; Anna Pereira; Vanja Harsaker

Review article – A narrative review on the reduction of effective dose to a paediatric patient by using different combinations of kVp, mAs and additional filtration whilst maintaining image quality

Wouter Schaake, Ruurd Visser, Elsbeth Huizinga, Charlotte Bloomfield, Filipa Boavida, Diane Chabloz, Emilie Crausaz, Hanne Hustveit, Heidi Knight, Anna Pereira, Vanja Harsaker

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This paper reviews the literature for lowering of dose to paediatric patients through use of exposure factors and additional filtration. Dose reference levels set by The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) will be considered. Guidance was put in place in 1996 requires updating
to come into line with modern imaging equipment. There is a wide range of literature that specifies that grids should not be used on paediatric patients. Although much of the literature advocates additional filtration, contrasting views on the relative benefits of using aluminium or copper filtration, and their
effects on dose reduction and image quality can vary. Changing kVp and mAs has an effect on the dose to the patient and image quality. Collimation protects adjacent structures whilst reducing scattered radiation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	OPTIMAX 2014 – radiation dose and image quality optimisation in medical imaging
Place of Publication	Lisbon, Portugal
Pages	81
Number of pages	84
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	OPTIMAX 2014: radiation dose and image quality optimisation in medical imaging - Lisbon , Portugal Duration: 1 Aug 2014 → 31 Aug 2014

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Series	OPTIMAX
Volume	2014

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Seminar	OPTIMAX 2014
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	1/08/14 → 31/08/14

Keywords

paediatric pelvis
additional filters
low kVp, mAs
dose
computed radiography

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Schaake, W., Visser, R., Huizinga, E., Bloomfield, C., Boavida, F., Chabloz, D., Crausaz, E., Hustveit, H., Knight, H., Pereira, A., & Harsaker, V. (2015). Review article – A narrative review on the reduction of effective dose to a paediatric patient by using different combinations of kVp, mAs and additional filtration whilst maintaining image quality. In OPTIMAX 2014 – radiation dose and image quality optimisation in medical imaging (pp. 81).

Schaake, Wouter ; Visser, Ruurd ; Huizinga, Elsbeth et al. / Review article – A narrative review on the reduction of effective dose to a paediatric patient by using different combinations of kVp, mAs and additional filtration whilst maintaining image quality. OPTIMAX 2014 – radiation dose and image quality optimisation in medical imaging. Lisbon, Portugal, 2015. pp. 81 (OPTIMAX, Vol. 2014).

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Review article – A narrative review on the reduction of effective dose to a paediatric patient by using different combinations of kVp, mAs and additional filtration whilst maintaining image quality. / Schaake, Wouter ; Visser, Ruurd; Huizinga, Elsbeth et al.
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Review article – A narrative review on the reduction of effective dose to a paediatric patient by using different combinations of kVp, mAs and additional filtration whilst maintaining image quality

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