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Generating an estimate of patient radiation dose from medical imaging scans

US8953861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2011
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H30/20
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Patient radiation exposure during computerized tomography (CT) scans is estimated. More specifically, efficient approaches for generating a suitable patient model which may be used for estimating the radiation dose absorbed by a patient receiving a CT scan, for estimating a patient dose by interpolating the results of multiple simulations, and for a service provider to host a dose estimation service made available to multiple CT scan providers.

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