TY - JOUR
T1 - American college of radiology Dose Index Registry
T2 - A user's guide for cardiothoracic radiologists part 1: Dose index registry (DIR) - What it means and does for CT?
AU - Murugan, Venkatesh A.
AU - Bhargavan-Chatfield, Mythreyi
AU - Rehani, Madan
AU - Kalra, Mannudeep K.
PY - 2015/10/20
Y1 - 2015/10/20
N2 - Computed tomography (CT) is an indispensable part of diagnostic imaging and contributes significantly to patient care. With increasing use of CT, there have been growing concerns regarding risks from radiation exposure. This has prompted efforts to introduce measures to optimize the radiation dose used in CT imaging. The Dose Index Registry (DIR) was launched by the American College of Radiology (ACR) in 2011. It provides a national database of radiation dose indices for various CT examinations performed at participating institutions. It affords an opportunity for institutions to compare and tailor their CT protocols against existing national averages. In this article, we review the history, mechanism, and major elements of the DIR. We also briefly discuss similar radiation dose registries in other countries.
AB - Computed tomography (CT) is an indispensable part of diagnostic imaging and contributes significantly to patient care. With increasing use of CT, there have been growing concerns regarding risks from radiation exposure. This has prompted efforts to introduce measures to optimize the radiation dose used in CT imaging. The Dose Index Registry (DIR) was launched by the American College of Radiology (ACR) in 2011. It provides a national database of radiation dose indices for various CT examinations performed at participating institutions. It affords an opportunity for institutions to compare and tailor their CT protocols against existing national averages. In this article, we review the history, mechanism, and major elements of the DIR. We also briefly discuss similar radiation dose registries in other countries.
KW - American College of Radiology
KW - Dose Index Registry
KW - History
KW - Logistics
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U2 - 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000184
DO - 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000184
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26458238
AN - SCOPUS:84945450514
SN - 0883-5993
VL - 30
SP - W66-W68
JO - Journal of Thoracic Imaging
JF - Journal of Thoracic Imaging
IS - 6
ER -