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Rofo 2020; 192(01): 83
DOI: 10.1055/a-1064-0559
Letter to the Editor
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Diagnostic reference levels for diagnostic and interventional X-ray procedures in Germany: update and handling – Answer to the comments of members of the chest radiology workshop of the German Roentgen Society

Alexander A. Schegerer
1   CoE_RP, Corporate Office, Hirslanden AG, Glattpark, Switzerland
,
R. Loose
2   Institute for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, General Hospital Nuremberg, Germany
,
L. Heuser
3   Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
,
G. Brix
4   Department of Medical and Occuptational Radiation, Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Neuherberg, Germany
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05 December 2019 (online)

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Comment on: Diagnostic Reference Levels for Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray Procedures in Germany: Update and Handling/Diagnostische Referenzwerte für diagnostische und interventionelle Röntgenanwendungen in Deutschland: Aktualisierung und Handhabung (Alexander Schegerer, Reinhard Loose, Lothar J. Heuser, Gunnar Brix)Rofo 2020; 192(01): 82-82
DOI: 10.1055/a-1034-1969

We appreciate the letter from members of the chest radiology workshop of the German Roentgen Society concerning the scan range of CT examinations for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism [Comment on: Diagnostic Reference Levels for Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray. Procedures in Germany: Update and Handling, October 2019]. This gives us the opportunity to address central aspects of the use of diagnostic reference levels (DRL) on this specific issue once again in somewhat more detail.