Pediatric radiology
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Pediatric radiology · Jun 2008
Age-specific effective doses for pediatric MSCT examinations at a large children's hospital using DLP conversion coefficients: a simple estimation method.
There is a need for an easily accessible method for effective dose estimation in pediatric CT. ⋯ Age- and region-specific pediatric DLP to effective dose conversion coefficients provide an accessible and user-friendly method for estimating pediatric CT effective doses that is available to radiologists working without medical physics support.
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Pediatric radiology · Jun 2008
Efficacy of a radiation safety education initiative in reducing radiation exposure in the pediatric IR suite.
The use of ionizing radiation is essential for diagnostic and therapeutic imaging in the interventional radiology (IR) suite. As the complexity of procedures increases, radiation exposure risk increases. We believed that reinforcing staff education and awareness would help optimize radiation safety. ⋯ Staff radiation safety education can improve IR radiation safety practices and thus decrease exposure to radiation of both staff and patients.