Radiation doses to children during modified barium swallow studies

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-290

  Weir, Kelly A ^a   McMahon, Sandra M ^b   Long, Gillian ^c   Bunch, Judith A ^c   Pandeya, Nirmala ^d   Coakley, Kerry S ^e   Chang, Anne B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SpeechNet Speech Pathology Services   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effective dose; Modified barium swallow; Pediatric dosimetry; Videofluoroscopic swallow study

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BARIUM SULFATE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEA;

EID: 33846949015     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0397-6     Document Type: Article

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