Image Gently: Why we should talk to parents about CT in children

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1176-1178

  Bulas, Dorothy I ^a   Goske, Marilyn J ^b   Applegate, Kimberly E ^c   Wood, Beverly P ^d  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ALARA principle; CT protocol; Image Gently campaign; Pediatric imaging; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SAFETY; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649087552     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.2218     Document Type: Note

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