Effective radiation dose of a MSCT, two CBCT and one conventional radiography device in the ankle region

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Juha Koivisto · Helsinki Institute of Physics

Abstract

Compared with a conventional 2D radiographic device, this study showed a 14-fold effective dose for standard MSCT and 1.3 -10 fold effective dose for standard CBCT protocols. CBCT devices offers a 3D view of ankle imaging and exhibited lower effective doses compared with MSCT.

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Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Radiation Dose and Imaging Foot and Ankle Surgery

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Published in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 8-8

DOI: 10.1186/s13047-015-0067-8

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Effective radiation dose of a MSCT, two CBCT and one conventional radiography device in the ankle region

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