Dose and relative cancer risk for each individual patient (male-M, female-F) calculated for the standard dose protocol, sorted by patient age.

<p>Dose and relative cancer risk for each individual patient (male-M, female-F) calculated for the standard dose protocol, sorted by patient age.</p

Scatter plots showing the correlation between lung dose and patient effective diameters for standard dose (SDCT) and low-dose CT (LDCT) examinations.

<p>Scatter plots showing the correlation between lung dose and patient effective diameters for standard dose (SDCT) and low-dose CT (LDCT) examinations.</p

Representative transverse CT sections of a female patient with a nodule (arrow) scanned with a standard dose protocol (lung dose 5.6 mGy) (a), and a male patient with a ground glass nodule at the fissure (arrow) scanned with a low-dose CT protocol (lung dose 0.44 mGy) (b).

<p>Representative transverse CT sections of a female patient with a nodule (arrow) scanned with a standard dose protocol (lung dose 5.6 mGy) (a), and a male patient with a ground glass nodule at the fissure (arrow) scanned with a low-dose CT protocol (lung dose 0.44 mGy) (b).</p

Dose and relative cancer risk for each individual patient (male-M, female-F) calculated for the low dose protocol, sorted by patient age.

<p>Dose and relative cancer risk for each individual patient (male-M, female-F) calculated for the low dose protocol, sorted by patient age.</p