Title: Through the Looking Glass Revisited: The Need for More Meaning and Less Drama in the Reporting of Dose and Dose Reduction in CT
Abstract: HomeRadiologyVol. 265, No. 1 PreviousNext Reviews and CommentaryEditorialsThrough the Looking Glass Revisited: The Need for More Meaning and Less Drama in the Reporting of Dose and Dose Reduction in CTAlexander A. Bankier , Herbert Y. KresselAlexander A. Bankier , Herbert Y. KresselAuthor AffiliationsFrom the Radiology Editorial Office, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St, 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199.Address correspondence to A.A.B. (e-mail: [email protected]).Alexander A. Bankier Herbert Y. KresselPublished Online:Oct 1 2012https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.12121145MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookXLinked In AbstractWe discuss the drawbacks of the term low dose and explain why we believe that this term should no longer be used, and we summarize preferable approaches used to quantify CTrelated radiation dose.References1 National Lung Screening Trial Research Team, Aberle DR, Berg CD, et al.. 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