title: Considerations of radiation dose in the management of intracranial abscesses by computed tomography.
abstract: Patients with intracranial abscesses may be exposed to high doses of radiation through repeated pre-operative and follow-up CT studies, combined with conventional radiographic techniques. In a series of 30 patients, the calculated doses did not, however, exceed a theoretically cataractogenic dose of 200 cGy (rad). Ways in which the radiation exposure may be kept to a minimum are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed