Radiation Dose Measurement in Computed Tomography for Pediatric Patients

Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) scans to create detailed in the body of the imaging procedure that uses x -ray equipment. A picture created during a Computed tomography (CT) process shows the organs, bones, and other tissues in a thin “slice” of the body. Computed tomography (CT) is used in cancer in many different ways to detect abnormal growths, help diagnose the presence of a tumor, provide information about the stage of a cancer, determine exactly where to perform a biopsy procedure. Computed tomography (CT) becomes one of the most important technique to diagnose disease even for pediatric patients. The dose administered to the patient varies according to the patient's height and weight. As the given more dose to the patient provide better and clear picture, increasing with the patients’ weight and height the high dose is given. Normally computed tomography image for each region are to be taken in doses that should be standard protocol. These doses are increased with increasing the image quality.