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The relationship between image noise and radiation dose was investigated in computed tomography (CT) images of a pediatric abdomen phantom. A protocol which provided a minimum absorbed dose consistent with acceptable image noise criteria was determined for a fourth generation CT scanner. It was found that pediatric abdominal CT scans could maintain diagnostic quality with at least a 50% reduction in dose from the manufacturers' suggested protocol.
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Robinson, A.E., Hill, E.P. & Harpen, M.D. Radiation dose reduction in pediatric CT. Pediatr Radiol 16, 53–54 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02387506
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