Everything You Need to Know About CT: Maximizing Quality and Safety

Key Topics

• Radiation dose optimization within any imaging environment, from small radiology department to large healthcare system
• Imaging protocols and examination based on the clinical question , with the goal of achieving high image quality and dose as low as possible, appreciating the tradeoffs between various technical parameters
• Dose optimization strategies in specific areas of neuro- and abdomen imaging
• Best practices derived from organizations that have optimized radiation doses
• Considering an individual patients imaging history in decisions around repeat imaging
• Examinations for special populations, including pregnant women, children, and small and large patients
• Using a clinical quality measure to drive quality improvement in pediatric CT
• Current mandates established by The Joint Commission for radiation dose monitoring in CT
• Patients concerns around CT radiation and about risk
• Specific CT cases for insights to improve quality and reduce dose, identifying errors and solutions
• Communication between radiologists and technologists
• Strategies for managing a large CT department
• Novel use s of AI in CT imaging to assess image quality and facilitate radiation dose reduction, among other use cases

Who should Attend

• Radiologists
• Physicians
• Radiologic Technologists
• Medical Physicists
• Patients
• Administrators
• Students
• Nurses
• Allied Health Professionals