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ReviewLa Radiologia medica2019

Protecting sensitive patient groups from imaging using ionizing radiation: effects during pregnancy, in fetal life and childhood.

Paolo Tomà, Alessandra Bartoloni, Sergio Salerno, Claudio Granata, Vittorio Cannatà, Andrea Magistrelli, Owen J Arthurs

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Review in La Radiologia medica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Paolo TomàDipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. paolo.toma@opbg.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0158-4760
Alessandra BartoloniDipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Sergio SalernoDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Policlinico Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, CAP 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Claudio GranataUOC Radiologia - Ospedale Pediatrico Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
Vittorio CannatàServizio Prevenzione e Protezione/Fisica Sanitaria, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Andrea MagistrelliDipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Owen J ArthursDepartment of Clinical Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Funding

Department of Health CDF-2017-10-037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The frequency of imaging examinations requiring radiation exposure in children (especially CT) is rapidly increasing. This paper reviews the current evidence in radiation protection in pediatric imaging, focusing on the recent knowledge of the biological risk related to low doses exposure. Even if there are no strictly defined limits for patient radiation exposure, it is recommended to try to keep doses as low as reasonably achievable (the ALARA principle). To achieve ALARA, several techniques to reduce the radiation dose in radiation-sensitive patients groups are reviewed. The most recent recommendations that provide guidance regarding imaging of pregnant women are also summarized, and the risk depending on dose and phase of pregnancy is reported. Finally, the risk-benefit analysis of each examination, and careful communication of this risk to the patient, is emphasized.

Indexed as

Radiation DosageRadiation, IonizingRadiation ToleranceChildChild, PreschoolDNA DamageFemaleFetusFluoroscopyGonadsHumansNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedPregnancyRadiation ExposureRadiation InjuriesRadiation ProtectionChildComputed tomographyPediatric radiologyPregnancyRadiation-induced cancerRadiation protection

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