Patent ID: 8891849

Claim:
A device comprising: a least one data processor associated with at least one computed tomography image acquisition system; an input operable to receive base relationship data representative of a mathematical relationship derived from a plurality of flux levels of a plurality of radiographic phantom images; the at least one data processor operable to associate image quality metrics correspondingly with flux levels in accordance with the base relationship data; a memory operable to store the base relationship data; an output operable to output display data for display of a plurality of radiographic anatomical images; an input operable to receive image quality selection data corresponding to at least one selected image quality metric selected by an associated user in accordance with the display of radiographic anatomical images; at least one data processor further operable to calculate a unique dose control signal for each of a plurality of radiographic imaging operations in accordance with application of the image quality selection data to corresponding, preassociated relationship data; and an output operable to relay each dose control signal to an associated one of the plurality of radiographic imagers.