Dose Reports

It is required for there to be a Radiation Dose Structured Report that is sent to the patient’s medical record along with all of the images that were acquired for that particular exam.
- The structured dose report is used to document the patient’s total radiation exposure for that particular exam.
- The structured dose report will typically contain information used during the examination such as:
  - kV
  - mA
  - SFOV
  - Pitch
  - Detector collimation
  - Scan length
Typically, there are two metrics that are displayed in structured dose reports that quantify the patient’s radiation dose for that particular exam. These include:
- CT Dose Index (CTDI)
- Dose-Length Product (DLP)