Pediatrik Yaşta Bilgisayarlı Tomografi Uygulamalarında Radyasyon Dozunu Azaltma Stratejileri.

Computed tomography is an increasingly used imaging modality in childhood. Since pediatric population possess increased radiosensitivity and radiation-related cancer risk is related with cumulative dose, the radiation exposure must be carefully established. Use of the same CT settings for adults and children, deficiency of weight adjusted protocols, lack of consensus for the measurement of dose and related risks of radiation, and absence of penalties for higher doses are essential problems. Radiation dose can significantly be decreased with evaluation of -only-targeted part of the body in appropriate conditions, rearrangement of the scanning parameters for children, and subject based protocol and dose adjustment for each children. The alternations in technical parameters of CT device like tube current, kilovoltage peak, table speed should be well-known and carefully applied for limitation of the radiation dose. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]