Goske MJ, Applegate KE, Boylan J. The ‘Image Gently Campaign: increasing CT radi- ation dose awareness through a national education and awareness program. Pediatr Radiol. 2008;38:265–9.
Zarb F, Rainford L, Foley S, Mcentee MF. Rationale for national and local dose refer- ence levels and collective effective dose in CT. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radi- ation Sciences. 2009;40(3):109–15.
Kalra MK, Maher MM, Toth TL, Hamberg LM, Blake MA, Shepard JA et al. Strategies for CT radiation dose optimization. Radiology. 2004;230(3):619–28.
Badawy MK, Galea M, Mong KS, U. Computed tomography overexposure as a conse- quence of extended scan length. Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology. 2015;59(5):586–9.
Badawy MK, Lane H, Galea M. Radiation Dose Associated with Over Scanning in Neck CT. Current problems in diagnostic radiology. 2019;48(4):359–62.
Kasi A, Steffens T, Starkey D, Braithwaite V. The proportion of computed tomography kidneys, ureters and bladder (CTKUB) scans that comply with scan extent protocol in an emergency department: a clinical audit and dose ramification study. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences. 2021;68(1):13–20.
Romans L. Computed Tomography for Technologists: A comprehensive text. 2nd ed; 2018. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Seeram E, Tomography EC, Book. Computed Tomography-E-Book: Physical Princi- ples, Patient Care, Clinical Applications, and Quality Control. 5th ed; 2022. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Goo HW. CT radiation dose optimization and estimation: an update for radiologists. Korean journal of radiology. 2012;13(1):1–1.
Mcnitt-Gray MF. AAPM/RSNA physics tutorial for residents: topics in CT: radiation dose in CT. Radiographics. 2002;22(6):1541–53.
Uldin H, Mcglynn E, Cleasby M. Using the T11 vertebra to minimise the CT-KUB scan field. The British journal of radiology. 2020;93(1110):20190771.
Zanca F, Demeter M, Oyen R, Bosmans H. Excess radiation and organ dose in chest and abdominal CT due to CT acquisition beyond expected anatomical boundaries. European radiology. 2012;22:779–88.
Schwartz F, Stieltjes B, Szucs-Farkas Z, Euler A. Over-scanning in chest CT: com- parison of practice among six hospitals and its impact on radiation dose. European journal of radiology. 2018;102:49–54.
Gervaise A, Teixeira P, Hossu G, Blum A, Lapierre-Combes M. Optimizing z- axis coverage of abdominal CT scans of the urinary tract: A proposed alterna- tive proximal landmark for acquisition planning. The British Journal of Radiology. 2016;89(1067):20160197.
Atalay MK, Walle NL, Egglin TK. Prevalence and nature of excluded findings at reduced scan length CT angiography for pulmonary embolism. Journal of Cardio- vascular Computed Tomography. 2011;5(5):325–32.
Schegerer AA, Nagel HD, Stamm G, Adam G, Brix G. Current CT practice in Ger- many: Results and implications of a nationwide survey. Eur Radiol. 2017;90:114–142.
Salimi Y, Shiri I, Akhavanallaf A, Mansouri Z, Manesh AS, Sanaat A et al.; 2021.
Yar O, Onur MR, İdilman İS, Akpınar E, Akata D. Excessive z-axis scan coverage in body CT: frequency and causes. European Radiology. 2021;31:4358–66.
Zhang M, Wellnitz C, Cui C, Pavlicek W, Wu T. Automated detection of z-axis cov- erage with abdomen-pelvis computed tomography examinations. Journal of Digital Imaging. 2015;28:362–369.
Inoue Y, Itoh H, Nagahara K, Hata H, Mitsui K. Relationships of Radiation Dose Indices with Body Size Indices in Adult Body Computed Tomography. Tomography. 2023;9(4):1381–1392. Chicago.

All Articles

Assessing Z-Axis Coverage Compliance in Common CT Scans Across Saudi Arabian Hospitals: A Clinical Audit

Explore Journal