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Helical CT of the Body

American Journal of Roentgenology · 2001 · Vol. 176(2) · pp. 297–301

Anne Paterson✉(Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children)Donald P. Frush(Duke Medical Center)Lane F. Donnelly(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)

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Abstract

Pediatric helical CT parameters are not adjusted on the basis of the examination type or the age of the child. In particular, these results suggest that pediatric patients may be exposed to an unnecessarily high radiation dose during body CT.

Radiation Dose and Imaging Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Healthcare cost, quality, practicesMedicineAbdomenThorax (insect anatomy)RadiologyChest tubeNuclear medicineRadiation exposurePneumothoraxAnatomy

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AdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleProspective StudiesRadiography, AbdominalRadiography, ThoracicTomography, X-Ray Computed

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