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April 10, 2019
New RSNA Dose Exhibit: Fetal Dosimetry in CT: A Primer
Fetal Dosimetry in CT: A Primer (from RSNA 2018)
Patients and clinicians both are concerned about the risk of adverse effects to a fetus when scanning pregnant patients. This exhibit presents several published methods for determining fetal dose calculation and illustrates the pitfalls of some common dose estimation methods.
Authors: W. Sensakovic, M. Hough, I. Royall, V. Grekoski, P. Potrebko, R. Vicenti
