Lung cancer screening CT acquisition protocols for three generations of CT systems conforming to German legislation
Uniform protocol implementation across CT platforms is challenged by hardware and reconstruction disparities. Patient-size-adapted and system-specific protocols are essential to balance diagnostic performance and radiation safety for future lung cancer screening programs.
Authors
- Thuy Duong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-3404)
- Joscha Maier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5042-0511)
- Marc Kachelrieß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9351-4761)
- Hans‐Ulrich Kauczor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6730-9462)
- Matthias Frank Froelich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-2147)
- Christian H. Ziener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8854-7358)
- Stefan Sawall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8895-7541)
- Stefan Oswald Schoenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3115-8367)
- Heinz-Peter Schlemmer
Institutions
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- German Center for Lung Research (DE)
- DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance (DE)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physica Medica
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105208
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz