[Intl_DxMedPhys] Siemens CTDI Tool & Flash Protocol Questions

[Christina Brunnquell]

Hi Gretchen,
Re: your first questions, just did this earlier today. If you open the
patient browser while the service tab is still open, the images will be
under "Service Patient" there.
Christina

On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM Gretchen Raterman Bell via
Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Hi, group!  I had to type in a new name for the list! I was wondering if
> anyone has successfully grabbed the images produced (or not produced?) when
> using the CTDI Tool on Siemens.   My group covers a site that isn't ACR
> accredited yet for
> Hi, group!  I had to type in a new name for the list!
>
> I was wondering if anyone has successfully grabbed the images produced (or
> not produced?) when using the CTDI Tool on Siemens.  My group covers a site
> that isn't ACR accredited yet for pediatrics, but I believe they will at
> some point.
>
> In addition, we have another site with a Somatom Drive (dual energy, two
> tubes) that has the capability of acquiring with what's called Flash mode.
> I believe the unit is using both tubes to be able to up the pitch, which is
> 3 in some of the protocols developed at the site with apps.  When I used
> the CTDI tool on their Flash Ped Abd protocol, the expected mA displayed in
> QA->CTDITOOL program came in at about half of what I'd calculate using the
> eff mAs, t/rot, pitch.  I'm assuming this is because there's two tubes??
> Does anyone have any good reading material on how exactly these Flash
> protocols work?  I'd like to understand it better.
>
> Thanks as always,n R. Bell, M.S., DABR
> Diagnostic Imaging Physicist
> Ochsner Medical Center
> (504)842-8506
>
>
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