title: It is time to retire the computed tomography dose index (CTDI) for CT quality assurance and dose optimization. Against the proposition.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. mccollough.cynthia@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Cynthia H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: McCollough
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States