Generating a suitable model for estimating patient radiation dose resulting from medical imaging scans
US9547893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 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 to make an estimate of a radiation dose received at specific anatomical landmarks or organs of the patient are provided. Further disclosed are approaches for estimating the patient dose by interpolating the results of multiple simulations, and for enabling a service provider to host a dose estimation service made available to multiple CT scan providers.
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