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  • Title: The safe practice of CT coronary angiography in adult patients in UK imaging departments.
    Author: Harden SP, Bull RK, Bury RW, Castellano EA, Clayton B, Hamilton MC, Morgan-Hughes GJ, O'Regan D, Padley SP, Roditi GH, Roobottom CA, Stirrup J, Nicol ED, CTCA standards working party of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Radiologists.
    Journal: Clin Radiol; 2016 Aug; 71(8):722-8. PubMed ID: 27207375.
    Abstract:
    Computed tomography coronary angiography is increasingly used in imaging departments in the investigation of patients with chest pain and suspected coronary artery disease. Due to the routine use of heart rate controlling medication and the potential for very high radiation doses during these scans, there is a need for guidance on best practice for departments performing this examination, so the patient can be assured of a good quality scan and outcome in a safe environment. This article is a summary of the document on 'Standards of practice of computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in adult patients' published by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) in December 2014.
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