Obtaining good. fusion splices is much easier today, due to continued improvements to the fusion splice equipment, procedures and. practices, in addition to the evolutionary improvements in controlling optical fiber geometries. As a result, losses.
In CT, the total amount of radiation incident on the patient, known as the DLP, is the product of the CTDIvol and scan length (in centimeters) and is measured in milligray-centimeters.
A CT scan can also measure the amount of calcified, or hardened, plaques in the arteries, which is usually explained as a calcium score of low, moderate or high. Unlike a CT angiogram, a calcium score doesnât involve a dye.