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Evaluate radiation exposure levels in computed tomography and establish coordinated strategies for reducing patient dose, with a specific focus on pediatric populations.

August 1, 2003American Journal of Roentgenology

National Conference on Dose Reduction in CT, with an Emphasis on Pediatric Patients

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OLOtha LintonAmerican College of Radiology FMFred A. MettlerUniversity of New Mexico

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Consensus symposium reveals viable radiation dose reduction strategies in pediatric patients, indicating that exposure can decrease without compromising diagnostic quality.

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Evaluate radiation exposure levels in computed tomography and establish coordinated strategies for reducing patient dose, with a specific focus on pediatric populations.
Convened a two-day national symposium organized by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP).
Assessed input from radiologists, medical physicists, radiologic technologists, and equipment manufacturers regarding imaging protocols and hardware design.
Established that CT radiation doses delivered to pediatric patients are unnecessarily high and can be safely reduced without significant loss of diagnostic information.
Identified multi-tiered reduction solutions including technologist education, physicist-developed technique charts, and manufacturer-led automatic exposure control systems.

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Linton et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10d9ef2eacc880ce645804 https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.181.2.1810321

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Consensus symposium reveals viable radiation dose reduction strategies in pediatric patients, indicating that exposure can decrease without compromising diagnostic quality.

National Conference on Dose Reduction in CT, with an Emphasis on Pediatric Patients

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National Conference on Dose Reduction in CT, with an Emphasis on Pediatric Patients

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