Open AccessThe Impact of Data Management on the Achievable Dose and Efficiency of Computed Tomography During the COVID-19 Era: A Facility-Based Ambispective Study
Author(s) -
Abdulaziz Mohammad Al-Sharydah,
Tarek Mohammed Hegazi,
Abdulaziz AlOthman,
Mohammad Saad Al-Aftan,
Sultan Salman Al-Shehri
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s383957
Subject(s) - medicine , computed tomography , covid-19 , medical physics , radiology , nuclear medicine , radiation dose , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This study primarily aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of computational data management and analytical software for establishing departmental diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for computed tomography (CT) scanning in clinical settings, and monitor achievable doses (ADs) for CT imaging, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era. Secondarily, it aimed to correlate these standards with national and international benchmarks.