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Prostate MR Image Quality Improvement Collaborative
Recommendations Follow-Up Improvement Collaborative

CT Dose Optimization Improvement Collaborative

Project Management Templates


Project Title

Improving CT Dose Optimization at <Organization/Facility>


Global Aim

Doses used for a particular type of CT exam should be the same for any patient of a given size.


Problem Statement

Doses for particular types of CT exams are often not optimized across the continuum of patient size, leading to unnecessarily high doses for some patients and poor or variable image quality for others.


Collaborative Measure

Measure Specification Documentunder development
SMART Goalunder development
Data SubmissionDIR Registry


Current State Analysis


Collaborative Specific Resources


Larson DB, Wang LL, Podberesky DJ, Goske MJ. System for verifiable CT radiation dose optimization based on image quality. part I. Optimization model. Radiology. 2013 Oct;269(1):167-76. doi: 10.1148/radiol.13122320. Epub 2013 Jun 19. PMID: 23784878.


Larson DB, Malarik RJ, Hall SM, Podberesky DJ. System for verifiable CT radiation dose optimization based on image quality. part II. process control system. Radiology. 2013 Oct;269(1):177-85. doi: 10.1148/radiol.13122321. Epub 2013 Jun 19. PMID: 23784877.


ACR 2017 CT QC Manual contains guidance for protocol management/review

https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/Files/Clinical-Resources/QC-Manuals/CT_QCManual.pdf

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