ALARA in pediatric interventional and fluoroscopic imaging: striving to keep radiation doses as low as possible during fluoroscopy of pediatric patients--a white paper executive summary

J Am Coll Radiol. 2006 Sep;3(9):686-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2006.04.008.

Abstract

Pediatric patients might be as much as 10 times more radiosensitive than adults. Thus, adherence to the principle of "As low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA) represents a practice mandate that minimizes ionizing radiation exposure while optimizing imaging results. This symposium is the third multidisciplinary program that focused on the ALARA principle in pediatric imaging and addressed issues associated with pediatric fluoroscopy and interventional imaging techniques.

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Fluoroscopy / adverse effects*
  • Fluoroscopy / standards*
  • Humans
  • Pediatrics / standards*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Injuries / prevention & control*
  • Radiation Protection / methods*
  • Radiation Protection / standards*
  • Risk Assessment / standards