Diagnostic Imaging Radiation Radiosensitivity 
The Radiology Clinic
DECEMBER 8, 2022
One additional consideration when imaging pediatric patients is their exposure to ionizing radiation. 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.
Everything Rad
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The balance of dose and image quality is even more important in pediatric medical imaging. 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)
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