Abdominal CT: a BMI-based estimate of radiation dose

This study aimed to evaluate whether BMI can be used as a size-related metrics alternative to the midslice effective diameter (DE) for obtaining a size-specific dose in abdominal CT.

 

Article: Using body mass index to estimate individualised patient radiation dose in abdominal computed tomography

Authors: Siobhan O’Neill, Richard G. Kavanagh, Brian W. Carey, Niamh Moore, Michael Maher, Owen J. O’Connor