Publications by authors named "Jessie Knighton"
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the role of the ACR Dose Index Registry(®) (DIR) in a dose reduction program at a large academic health care system.
Methods: Using the ACR DIR, radiation doses were collected for four common CT examination types (head without contrast, chest with contrast, chest without contrast, and abdomen and pelvis with contrast). Baseline analysis of 7,255 CT examinations from seven scanners across the institution was performed for the period from December 1, 2011, to March 15, 2012.