- Describe the radiation risks in CT as a rationale for dose optimization
- Identify the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) three principles of radiation protection, and explain the meaning of the second principle of optimization
- Outline the fundamental physical principles of Computed Tomography (CT)
- Describe general radiation protection dose quantities and their units
- Explain three CT-specific radiation dose quantities
- Outline the trends in CT dose values through decades of CT clinical use
- Describe the CT scan parameters affecting dose in CT.
- Identify and briefly explain how the technical innovations in CT have influenced the dose to the patient:
- Identify the use of Artificial Intelligence as a potential for dose optimization in CT
- Explain the nature of DRLs and how they are used to optimize radiation protection in CT
