The radiation burden of radiological investigations
- 1 December 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 92 (12), 1127-1131
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.101782
Abstract
The harmful effects of ionising radiation are widely acknowledged. It has been reported that young children, particularly girls, have a higher sensitivity to radiation than adults. However, the exact detrimental effects of radiation, particularly at the low doses used in routine diagnostic radiography, are unknown and the subject of much controversy. Computed tomography (CT) accounts for about 9% of all radiological examinations but is responsible for 47% of medical radiation dose. Approximately 11% of CT examinations performed are in the paediatric population, but the long-term hazards of CT are unknown.Keywords
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