The validity and reliability of the exposure index as a metric for estimating the radiation dose to the patient

• Published in: Radiography (London, England. 1995) Vol. 26; pp. S94 - S99
• Main Authors: Erenstein, H.G., Browne, D., Curtin, S., Dwyer, R.S., Higgins, R.N., Hommel, S.F., Menzinga, J., Pires Jorge, J.A., Sauty, M., de Vries, G., England, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Exposure index; Radiation dose; Radiography; Radiography; Radiation dose; Exposure index

With the introduction of digital radiography, the feedback between image quality and over-exposure has been partly lost which in some cases has led to a steady increase in dose. Over the years the introduction of exposure index (EI) has been used to resolve this phenomenon referred to as ‘dose creep...