Offers a comprehensive approach to modern imaging of environmental and occupational diseases of the chest

Pays particular attention to the role of computed tomography in the detection of early subclinical abnormalities

Considers new groups of workers at risk of exposure to agents that may cause pneumoconiosis

Written by internationally acclaimed experts

This book reviews all aspects of the radiation dose from CT, and offers simple rules and tricks for the appropriate use of CT technique. The second edition includes new chapters on the most up-to-date strategies and technologies for radiation dose reduction.