Self assessment

Davide Caramella (Pisa, Italy)

Learning objectives:
• to learn about the concept of dose estimation
• to know (in the context of radiation exposure) sensitivities for specific tissue/organs and certain patient populations/groups.
• to know typical dose estimates for x-ray based radiological examinations and their dose limit
• to be able to interpret the dose report provided by modalities such as Xray, fluoroscopy and CT
• to know and be able to explain dose saving concepts on modern CT scanners.