title: Radiation dose at CT coronary angiography: how low can we go?
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography is now a widely available and reliable test accessible on basic CT platforms that can exclude coronary heart disease with confidence. It is fast, cheap and, if properly carried out by trained and accredited staff in carefully selected patients, useful information can be obtained with acceptably low radiation exposure in some cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eason
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Leslie
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hince
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D055815:Young Adult