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@article{173086,
        author = {Qareena Hassan and Ms Nahida Bilal},
        title = {RADIATION DOSE OPTIMIZATION IN PEDIATRIC CT (COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY)},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {9},
        pages = {1857-1862},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=173086},
        abstract = {Computed tomography (CT) dose optimization is an important issue in radiography because CT is the largest contributor to medical radiation dose and its use is increasing. However, CT dose optimization for pediatric patients could be more challenging than their adult counterparts. The purpose of this literature review was to identify and discuss the current pediatric CT dose saving techniques. This review includes Strategies for optimizing a range of scan parameters and technical considerations including tube voltage and current, iterative reconstruction, diagnostic reference levels, bowtie filters, scout view, pitch, scan collimation and time, over scanning, and over beaming for pediatric patients withdifferent ages and body sizes and compositions. The purpose of this literature review was to identify and discuss the current pediatric CT dose saving techniques. Optimized pediatricprotocols and further study directions were also proposed. It isexpected that this review could potentially increase the awareness of medical radiation technologists on the range of dose saving techniques available in the literature and encourage them to optimize their protocols, reducing the risk of pediatric CT examinations.},
        keywords = {CT, pediatric optimization, protocol, and radiation dose},
        month = {February},
        }