Radiology

DLP to Effective Dose Calculator

Free DLP to Effective Dose Calculator. Convert CT Dose Length Product (DLP) to effective dose in mSv using ICRP conversion factors for radiation dose tracking.

References

  1. ICRP Publication 103. The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Ann ICRP. 2007;37(2-4):1-332.
  2. AAPM Report No. 96. The Measurement, Reporting, and Management of Radiation Dose in CT. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. 2008.
  3. European Commission. EUR 16262: European Guidelines on Quality Criteria for Computed Tomography. 2000.
  4. Deak PD, Smal Y, Kalender WA. Multisection CT protocols: sex- and age-specific conversion factors used to determine effective dose from dose-length product. Radiology. 2010;257(1):158-166.
  5. ACR-AAPM Technical Standard for Diagnostic Medical Physics Performance Monitoring of Computed Tomography Equipment.
  6. Image Gently Campaign - Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging.

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