Calculations, Reference Levels and Protocols

Calculations

• • AAPM Report 204 - Size-Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) in Pediatric and Adult Body CT

  • Stanford Dosimetry RAdiation Dose Assessment Resource (RADAR) Medical Procedure Radiation Dose Calculator

Phantom Size

• • COCIR CT Manufacturers’ CTDIvol Reference Phantom Size FAQ.

Published Reference Levels

• • ACR Practice Guideline for Diagnostic Reference Levels in Medical X-Ray Imaging.

Articles about Reference Levels

• • Tsapaki et al. Application of European Commission reference dose levels in CT examinations. BJR. 2001. 74(885):836-840.

  • Seeram e et al. Diagnostic Reference Levels In Radiology. Radiologic Technology, 77:373-384 2006.

Protocols

• • AAPM CT Protocols

Other Information

• • European ALARA Network. Diagnostic Reference Levels in Europe.

  • NEMA/MITA CT Dose Check feature NEMA XR-25-2010

  • NEMA/MITA Standard Attributes on CT Equipment Related to Dose Optimization and Management NEMA XR-29-2013

  • Australian ARPANSA National Diagnostic Reference Level Fact Sheet

Consumer Sites

• • American Nuclear Society (ANS) Radiation Dose Chart

  • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Calculate Your Radiation Dose

  • American Society of Radiographic Technologists (ASRT) X-Ray Risk Calculator

  • US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Personal Annual Radiation Dose Calculator