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5 paź 2015 · Dr. McCollough wrote “Answers to Common Questions About the Use and Safety of CT Scans,” which was published Oct. 1 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings as a Q&A in an effort to provide credible, balanced information about how much radiation a CT scan delivers and what levels are considered safe.
Abstract. Articles in the scientific literature and lay press over the past several years have implied that computed tomography (CT) may cause cancer and that physicians and patients must exercise caution in its use.
Our Research CT Scanners. The CT system installed in the CT Clinical Innovation Center, located in Mayo Clinic's Department of Radiology on Mayo Building's third floor, is a Siemens NAEOTOM Alpha, which was installed in 2021. The Alpha is a dual-source photon counting detector (PCD) CT scanner, and is the world’s first commercially available ...
For organs fully contained in the scan range, the SSDE provides reasonable approximations of organ doses. For reference the brain dose from a head CT scan is approximately 50 to 60 mGy and the colon dose from an abdomen/pelvis CT scan is approximately 15 to 20 mGy.
29 cze 2021 · The medical and scientific directors, respectively, of the CT Clinical Innovation Center describe the arrival of this latest research CT system as a major milestone in CT imaging, one where Mayo Clinic is again at the forefront.
In this article, common questions about CT scanning and radiation are answered to provide physicians with accurate information on which to base their medical decisions and respond to patient questions.
The CT Clinical Innovation Center has a lengthy collaboration history with Siemens Healthcare GmBH dating back to 2004. Our current CT system is a Siemens Naeotom Alpha, which was installed in April 2021. Learn about our research CT scanners.
