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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Reduction of the Radiation Dose by Decreasing the Tube Current without Degradation of Low-Contrast Detectability on Abdominal Multi-Detector Row CT: A Phantom-Based Study

  AUTHORS: Minxia Hu, Xinming Zhao, Junfeng Song, Chunwu Zhou

  KEYWORDS: Tube Current; Radiation Dose; Computed Tomography; X-Ray; Abdominal Imaging

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Medical Imaging, Vol.3 No.4, December 6, 2013

  ABSTRACT: As use of the lowest acceptable radiation dose during routine diagnostic imaging is important, we determined the optimal tube current without degradation of low-contrast detectability on abdominal multi-detector row CT (MDCT). CT scanning was performed with a Catphan®500 phantom. The optimal tube current was 300 mA on 64-MDCT and 160 mA on 8-MDCT, with a fixed voltage of 120 kV. Reduction of the radiation dose in abdominal CT scanning by lowering the tube current proved to be feasible.