Strategies for reducing radiation dose in CT for pediatric patients: How we do it

Computed tomography (CT) is a widely available and powerful diagnostic tool. Its use in children has increased over the past two decades, and is now a main contributor to pediatric medical radiation exposure.1 Of primary concern is the potential risk of inducing cancers in children from CT radiation exposure.2 Furthermore, children are considered more susceptible to the effects of medical radiation since their tissues are inherently more radiosensitive, and they have more potential years than adults to manifest the effects from radiation exposure.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research