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5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

Everything Rad

Not only are children more radiosensitive than adults (the cancer risk per unit dose of ionizing radiation is higher), but children also have a longer expected lifetime, which puts them at greater risk of cancer following radiation exposure.(1) This is a frequent question regarding pyloric and appendix ultrasounds in children.

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Pediatric Radiology: What To Expect

The Radiology Clinic

While MRI and Ultrasound produce NO ionizing radiation, X-Ray, CT, PET, and Nuclear Medicine studies do and therefore must be scrutinized when recommending and/or performing radiologic examinations. Radiologists at The Radiology Clinic have decades of experience in Pediatric Radiology.

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