» Which radiology examinations contribute most to individual patient dose and collective population dose in children? CT and interventional procedures are high dose procedures in radiology and yield ...

X ray imaging is extensively used in dentistry to diagnose, plan and monitor treatments and to follow up pathological conditions .According to the recent estimates of the United Nations Scientific ...

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The risk to children's health from X-ray radiation is easy to reduce without compromising diagnostic accuracy. Gerhard Alzen and Gabriele Benz-Bohm describe some ways to achieve this in the current ...

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The use of radiation in medicine since the late 19 th century has provided powerful tools for disease diagnosis and treatment, but brings both benefit and risk. Focusing on radiation biology, ...

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Federal organizations and healthcare providers are growing increasingly concerned about the harmful effects of cumulative radiation doses. In August, The Joint Commission released a Sentinel Event ...