The Physics of CT Dosimetry

Chapter 1: Introduction and History. Chapter 2: Derivation of Dose Equations for Shift-Invariant Techniques and the Physical Interpretation of the CTDI-Paradigm. Chapter 3: Experimental Validation of a Versatile System of CT Dosimetry Using a Conventional Small Ion Chamber. Chapter 4: An Improved Analytical Primary Beam Model for CT Dose Simulation. Chapter 5: Cone beam CT Dosimetry: A Unified and Self-Consistent Approach Including All Scan Modalities – With or Without Phantom Motion. Chapter 6: Analytical Equations for CT Dose Profiles Derived Using a Scatter Kernel of Monte Carlo Parentage Having Broad Applicability to CT Dosimetry Problems. Chapter 7: Dose Equations for Tube Current Modulation in CT Scanning and the Interpretation of the Associated CTDIvol. Chapter 8: Dose Equations for Shift-Variant CT Acquisition Modes Using Variable Pitch, Tube Current, and Aperture, and the Meaning of their Associated CTDIvol. Chapter 9: Stationary Table CT Dosimetry and Anomalous Scanner-Reported Values of CTDIvol. Chapter 10: Future Directions of CT Dosimetry and A Book Summary.