Special Issue "Image Quality and Radiation Dose"
A special issue of Journal of Imaging (ISSN 2313-433X). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2023) | Viewed by 1413
Special Issue Editor
Interests: image quality and radiation dose optimization; quantitative computed tomography; computer-assisted diagnosis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
X-ray or gamma rays are the most common sources employed in medical imaging. Imaging modalities, such as CT, including CBCT, SPECT, PET and radiographic imaging, including general radiography, mammography and dental OPG, are among the most popular diagnostic tools employed in everyday clinical practice. The benefits of using these imaging technologies are tremendous for patient diagnosis and management. However, X-ray and gamma rays are ionizing radiation, and so there is a risk of causing cancer to patients and health workers. Reducing radiation doses to patients whilst maintaining diagnostic image quality is critical for the health of patients and the public. An extensive amount of research has been carried out in recent years, and significant dose reduction and image quality improvements have been achieved in medical imaging modalities using ionizing radiation. Keeping radiation doses as low as reasonably achievable, or using the ALARA principle, requires continuous effort in optimizing image quality and radiation doses in medical imaging.
We invite contributions regarding research advancements in reducing radiation doses to patients and improving image quality for diagnosis, both at the practical and fundamental science level. These include clinical task-based image quality assessments and accurate dose measurements in the regime of diagnostic imaging.
Dr. Xiaoming Zheng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- image quality improvement and assessment
- radiation dose reduction and measurement
- radiation dose and image quality optimization
- radiographic imaging
- computed tomography
- cone beam CT
- mammography
- dental CBCT and OPG
- nuclear imaging SPECT/PET
- dose reference levels in imaging practice
