The Physics of CT Dosimetry : CTDI and Beyond (Hardcover)

CHAPTER 1. Introduction and History

CHAPTER 2. Derivation of Dose Equations for Shift-Invariant Techniques and the Physical Interpretation of teh CTDI-Paradigm

CHAPTER 3. Experimental Validation of a Versatile System of CT Dosimetry using a Conventional Small Ion Chamber

CHAPTER 4. An Improved Analytical Primary Beam Model for CT Dose Simulation

CHAPTER 5. Cone Beam CT Dosimetry: A Unified and Self-Consistent Approach Including All Scan Modalities - With or Without Phantom Motion

CHAPTER 6. Analytical Equations for CT Dose Profiles Deprived using a Scatter Kernel of Monte Carlo Parentage having Broad Applicability to CT Dosimetry Problems

CHAPTER 7. Dose Equations for Tube Current Modulations in CT Scanning and the Interpretation of the Associated CTDIvol

CHAPTER 8. Dose Equations for Shift-Variant CT Acquistion Modes using Variable Pitch, Tube Current, and Apeture, and the Meaning of their Associated CTDIvol

CHAPTER 9. Stationary Table CT Dosimetry and Anomalous Scanner-Reported Values of CTDIvol

CHAPTER 10. Future Directions of CT Dosimetry and a Book Summary