Implications of Ionizing Radiation in the Pediatric Urology Patient

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2137-2142

  Stratton, Kelly L ^a   Pope IV, John C ^a   Adams, Mark C ^a   Brock III, John W ^a   Thomas, John C ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

child; diagnostic imaging; radiation dosage; risk; urology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROLOGY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 77951879619     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.02.2384     Document Type: Review

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