OPTIMIZATION OF RADIATION DOSE IN MEDICAL IMAGING: BALANCING IMAGE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY
Abstract
Medical imaging conveys significant information about the health condition of a patient. Various imaging modalities are used in hospitals and clinics for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The most prevalent are imaging modalities that use ionizing radiation such as Computed Tomography (CT), X-ray, Fluoroscopy, and Interventional X-ray. With the growing number of examinations utilising ionising radiation, patient exposure to radiation is continuously increasing. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the optimization of the radiation dose delivered to each patient during such examinations.
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