@article{ETD,
      school = {M.S.},
      author = {Moody, Alexander J.},
      url = {http://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7539},
      title = {Using a radiology-based informatics system to impact  clinical practice: a study to improve and track patient  alignment in computed tomography},
      publisher = {Oregon Health and Science University},
      abstract = {Proper use of computed tomography (CT) imaging systems  depends heavily on accurate patient positioning. Patient  misalignment with respect to scanner isocenter generates  deleterious effects on both the quality of the resulting  image and the radiation output of the CT scanner. Alignment  errors produce pixel intensity inaccuracies and increases  in noise which degrade the quality of the image. In terms  of radiation dose, distorted approximations of patient size  emanating from improper positioning result in  misallocations of radiation output. The mission of this  study is to increase patient alignment accuracy in an  effort to optimize CT dose and image quality through an  education initiative.},
      number = {ETD},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6083/ww72bc095},
      recid = {7539},
      address = {2019},
}