Cumulative effective dose from recurrent CT examinations in Europe: proposal for clinical guidance based on an ESR EuroSafe Imaging survey

• Published in: European radiology Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 5514 - 5523
• Main Authors: Frija, Guy, Damilakis, John, Paulo, Graciano, Loose, Reinhard, Vano, Eliseo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Background radiation; Cancer; Computed Tomography; Decision support systems; Diagnostic Radiology; Exposure; Health risks; Imaging; Internal Medicine; Interventional Radiology; Management systems; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neuroradiology; Optimization; Patients; Physicians; Polls & surveys; Radiation; Radiation dosage; Radiation effects; Radiology; Risk; System effectiveness; Tomography; Trauma; Ultrasound; Europe; Clinical audit; Radiation exposure; Surveys and questionnaires; X-ray computed tomography; Clinical decision support systems

In recent years, the issue of cumulative effective dose received from recurrent computed tomography examinations has become a subject of increasing concern internationally. Evidence, predominantly from the USA, has shown that a significant number of patients receive a cumulative effective dose of 10...