Authors: Wilfred R Furtado, Gary Y. Ge, Jie Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The United Kingdom and several other countries already have well-established diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for gastrointestinal fluoroscopic procedures, whereas the United States does no...
Authors: Brendon J. Villegas
Affiliation: University of Alabama Birmingham
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The Cumulative Air Kerma (CAK) has traditionally been a surrogate metric for patient exposure to ionizing radiation during clinical esophagrams. Recently, UAB technologists observed that a ne...
Authors: Janet Ching-Mei Feng, Jimmy Huynh
Affiliation: UTHealth McGovern Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The Image Gently Alliance had provided helpful information to optimize image protocols in pediatric patients since 2007, and our assumption was that newer units could use near-to-optimal prot...