Interventional radiology helps us save kids' lives!
But, when we treat patients, radiation matters!
Children are more sensitive to radiation.
What we do now lasts their lifetimes
Treat kids with care:
Step lightly on the fluoroscopy pedal.
Stop and child-size the technique.
Consider ultrasound or, when applicable, MRI guidance.
Step Lightly: Safety in Pediatric Interventional Radiology Writing Group
Manrita Sidhu, MD, Chair, Seattle Radiologists, Clinical Assistant Professor, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington
Keith J. Strauss, MSc, FAAPM, FACR, Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Director, Radiology Physics and Engineering, Children’s Hospital Boston
Brian D. Coley, MD, Clinical Professor, Radiology and Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Tara Utley, MRT, Medical Radiation Technologist, The Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto, Ontario Canada
Bairbre Connolly, MB, Division Chief, Image Guided Therapy, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario Canada
Terry T. Yoshizumi, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
John Racadio, MD, Division Chief, Interventional Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Marilyn J. Goske, M.D., Silverman Chair for Radiology Education, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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