Computed tomography and radiation risks: What pediatric health care providers should know

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 951-957

  Frush, Donald P ^a,d   Donnelly, Lane F ^b   Rosen, Nancy S ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT, infants and children; Helical CT; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0141993779     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.4.951     Document Type: Review

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