| CT | computed tomography |
| DLP | dose–length product |
| ED | effective dose |
| SSDE | size-specific dose estimate |
| EDss | size-specific effective dose |
| DLPss | size-specific dose–length product |
| BMI | body mass index |
| Deff | effective diameter |
| CTDIvol | volume computed tomography dose index |
| LAT | lateral |
| AP | anterior–posterior |
| SD | standard deviation |
| CNR | contrast-to-noise ratio |
| ALARA | as low as reasonably achievable |
| ALARP | as low as reasonably practicable |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| ATCM | attenuation-based tube current modulation |
| AAPM | American Association of Physicists in Medicine |