An array of historical and global approaches provides viable models for developing local policies to promote and improve radiation safety among pediatric patients, according to a commentary published in the May issue of
American Journal of Roentgenology.
Because young children are more sensitive to radiation than adults, pediatric nuclear medicine providers need to have at least a basic understanding of radiation risk and dosimetry, as well as know how to effectively communicate this information to patients and their families, according to an article published in the March issue of the
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Citing significant variations in pediatric radiopharmaceutical doses and package inserts lacking pediatric doses, the authors of an article appearing in the November issue of Radiology indicated recently approved consensus guidelines for pediatric administered radiopharmaceutical doses may help solve the problem.
High-pitch, dual-source CT scanners may enable physicians to sustain diagnostic accuracy while allowing up to seven-fold reductions in pediatric radiation dose, according to a study presented this weekend at the Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) in Denver.
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