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(Pediatrics in Review. 2006;27:79.)
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

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Radiation Risks of CT Scans

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Dose Reduction in Pediatric CT: A Rational Approach. Boone JM, Geraghty EM, Seibert JA, Wootton-Gorges SL. Radiology. 2003;228: 352-360

Two to three million computed tomography (CT) scans are performed on children each year in the United States, a sevenfold increase in CT use over the past 10 years. Although CT imaging has enormous diagnostic benefit, its widespread use is a source of potential harm, especially to pediatric patients. The National Research Council’s Committee on the Biological Effects . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Nikta Forghani, MD
Ronald A. Cohen, MD
Myles B. Abbott, MD
Oakland, Calif