Assessing Environmental Sustainability in Dual-Energy CT: Exploring Energy Consumption and Ecological-Economic Impact in Low Utilization Times.

Rationale And Objectives: Within global sustainable resource management efforts, reducing healthcare energy consumption is of public concern. This study aims to analyze the energy consumption of three Dual-Energy computed tomography (DECT) scanners and to predict the power consumption based on scan acquisition parameters.

Materials And Methods: This study consisted of two parts assessing three DECT scanners: one Dual-Source and two Single-Source DECT.