AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

. | M7-SSPH05-2 | Room N229 Findings will be presented in this Monday afternoon presentation on organ-specific ionizing radiation doses in neonatal patients who undergo interventional procedures for congenital heart disease (CHD). Gy-cm2, with organ-specific radiation doses highest for lung from frontal view (8.1

Radiation 75

Radiation Disease Radiosensitivity Fluoroscopy 75

Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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) Neither outcome is in the best interest of the patient. Reference: 1 1 U.S.

Medical Imaging 111

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Radiation 111

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 52