BACKGROUND: The National Lung Screening Trial showed a reduction in overall and cancer-specific mortality for @entity1 screened with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) versus chest radiograph. Some question whether this can be achieved in community healthcare settings. Our aim was to analyze @entity2 screening outcomes and administered radiation dose using LDCT scans at a community hospital. @entity1 AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 680 @entity1 who underwent LDCT between June 2014 and December 2015, and who met Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services @entity2 screening criteria: asymptomatic, aged 55 to 77 years, smoked within the last 15 years, and  >=  30 pack-year history. Effective and absorbed doses were calculated and correlated with gender and body mass index. RESULTS: Among the 133 @entity1 (19.6%) with a positive screening result (Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System score of 3 or 4), 18 @entity2 were identified in 16 @entity1 , 56.3% (9 of 16) of which were stage I @entity1149 . The false-positive rate was 82.8% (95% confidence interval, 73.6%-89.8%). Mean estimated effective dose using dose length product and size-specific dose estimate using water equivalent diameter were 1.2 @entity2073 and 3.7 mGy for @entity1 and 1.4 @entity2073 and 3.9 mGy for @entity1 , respectively. All dosing metrics were strongly correlated with body mass index (P  < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: Over half of screening @entity1 diagnosed with @entity1149 in our community had stage I disease, which we anticipate translating into significantly improved mortality. @entity1 radiation dose from LDCT scans is approximately one-fifth that from standard CT chest examinations.

Early Results of XXXX Screening and Radiation Dose Assessment by Low-dose CT at a Community Hospital.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'PATIENTS', 'Patient', 'men'] @entity1149 :: ('MESH:D002289', 'Disease') :: ['non-small-cell lung cancer'] @entity2 :: ('MESH:D008175', 'Disease') :: ['lung cancers', 'lung cancer'] @entity2073 :: ('10821', 'Species') :: ['mSv']
@entity2 :: (MESH:D008175,Disease) :: ['Lung Cancer']
