Pediatric Radiology

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The paper discusses how a pediatric radiographer has to make a number of compromises in his treatments. The radiographer has to limit the child's exposure to the radiography without compromising the quality of the image. The paper examines the difficulties involved in reaching the right balance. The paper explores the many cases where it may be imperative to obtain radiography, even at a high-risk exposure to the pediatric patient. The paper explains that the radiologist has become a very important player in safeguarding and protecting the lives of his young patients, ensuring that they do not suffer any future damage.

From the Paper:

"According to research conducted on the subject of over exposure of children to radiography, it was found that the children exposed to over dosages of the rays would be at an increased risk to childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia, and also an increased risk for fatal breast cancer from the scoliosis series. The linear, no-threshold model which states that no matter what the level of exposure may be, it will never ever be without some consequence or the other, is at present the best system available to estimate the risks involved."

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