1) Appreciate why dose reduction efforts are necessary in projection radiography using CR and DR. 2) Identify the meaning of vendor-specific receptor exposure indicators and the new standardized receptor exposure indicators, and their indirect relationship to patient dose. 3) Assess the role of output indicators, DAP, KAP, and EAP, in estimating patient dose. 4) List simple operational methods for managing radiation doses in clinical radiography.
Computed Radiography (CR) and Digital Radiography (DR) are key technologies that enable the electronic practice of radiology. Both CR and DR are capable of producing acceptable diagnostic quality images over a wide range of exposures. A combination of traditional and new methods is necessary to manage the concomitant radiation dose to patients undergoing projection radiography examinations.
Willis, C,
CR and DR Dose Reduction and Clinical Management . Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
http://archive.rsna.org/2014/13029348.html
