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.

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Radiation Disease Radiosensitivity Fluoroscopy 75

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

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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Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Radiation 111