Safety in pediatric imaging: An update

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 983-990

  Arthurs, Owen John ^a   Bjørkum, Alvhild Alette ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

CT; MRI; Pediatric; Radiograph; Safety

Indexed keywords

IMAGING MODALITY; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LOW DOSE; PEDIATRIC IMAGING; RADIOGRAPH; SCIENTIFIC DATA;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IONIZING RADIATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK; CT; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRIC; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SAFETY; X RAY FILM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

CT; MRI; PEDIATRIC; RADIOGRAPH; SAFETY;

EID: 84887982397     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0284185113477399     Document Type: Review

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