Low Dose CT (LDCT) Chest

A CT scan can be performed of any part of the body that your doctor needs to see in order to help diagnose a problem, to better define a known problem, or to monitor for changes.

CT technology has made significant improvements in the reduction of radiation dose, while improving the sensitivity and specificity of the scan.  At Jones Radiology our LDCT Chest scan achieves a diagnostic image with superior diagnostic accuracy with only a marginal increase in radiation dose over a standard Chest X-ray.

Before your Scan

Before the scan, you may be asked to change into an examination gown for your comfort, and to ensure clothing does not affect the images and diagnostic quality of the scan. You may also be asked to remove jewellery, eye-glasses and any metal objects that might interfere with the images.

Duration

15 minutes.

You will lie feet-first on your back with your arms above your head. Your legs and chest will pass through the scanner.

Risks / Side effects

A LDCT Chest scan is a very safe scan that carries little or no consequential risks or side effects.

The radiation exposure from this CT scan is kept to a minimum but will vary slightly with the size of the patient. Exposure to radiation from natural sources occurs every day and, in many cases, the radiation dose from a CT scan would be equivalent to, or less than, the radiation from natural sources over the course of a year.

It is also important to remember that the risk of missing an important finding is almost always going to be larger than the theoretical risk from radiation from a CT scan.