Title :
Medical imagers lower the dose
fDate :
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Recent research documenting that CT scans increase the risk of cancer has biomedical engineers looking for new ways to reduce patients´ exposure to ionizing radiation.
Keywords :
Biomedical computing; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Cancer; Computed tomography; Heart; Image reconstruction; Ionizing radiation; Medical services; Space technology;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5421885