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Radiation doses estimated in infants with congenital heart disease

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

“[Ionizing radiation] exposure in early childhood may be associated with an increased risk of malignancy with neonates at especially higher risk due to their higher radiosensitivity and longer life expectancy than adults,” according to presenter Jeannette Wong-Siegel, MD, of the University of Washington in St. Louis, and colleagues.

Radiation

Radiation Disease Radiosensitivity Fluoroscopy

5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

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) The balance of dose and image quality is even more important in pediatric medical imaging.

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Radiation doses estimated in infants with congenital heart disease

5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

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