Dose Reduction in Thoracic CT

University Health Network, Toronto100 enrolled

Overview

Hypothesis: Does a 50% reduction in radiation in dose significantly affect the diagnostic quality of chest CT

Patients with Lymphoma are recruited and have a follow up CT performed at 50% of the standard exposure parameters. The studies are compared for image quality with a recent (\<3 months) thoracic CT performed at standard exposure parameters.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Lymphoma

Interventions

CT ThoraxDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with Lymphoma Exclusion Criteria: * No recent (\<3 months) thoracic CT

Locations (1)

Toronto General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Evaluating the diagnostic quality of thoracic CT exams performed at 50% of standard dose parameters

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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