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5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

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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Pediatric Radiology: What To Expect

The Radiology Clinic

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The epiphysis and diaphysis don’t fully close/fuse until about the age of 21, so the X-Rays of pediatric patients look much different. Below, you will see an adult femur X-Ray, and to the right, a pediatric femur X-ray. In adults, these two parts of the bone look like one bone.

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X-ray Radiology Radiation Radiosensitivity

Diagnostic Imaging Brief

5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

Pediatric Radiology: What To Expect

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