Ionizing radiation dose optimization aims at ensuring that the patient dose is suitable for the
medical purpose and that unnecessary radiation is avoided. This principle of dose …

The International Atomic Energy Agency instituted a coordinated research project on the
evaluation and optimization of pediatric imaging, addressing the lack of consistency in this …

Diagnostic nuclear medicine studies provide invaluable information in the diagnosis and
follow-up of many disorders in children. These studies are physiologic, highly sensitive, and …

Abstract In 2014, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the Society of
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging developed consensus guidelines based on the …

Dose reduction has been a work in progress in pediatric imaging for nearly a decade. A
1996 report indicated that the long-term risk of carcinogenesis due to ionizing radiation in …

Guidelines” flier as a full page image (Figure 1) and we are delighted to participate. Marilyn
J. Goske, MD, Chair of the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging and the Image …

Pediatric nuclear medicine is a wellestablished specialty that benefits many children. The
scope of diseases in children is wide and encompasses disorders including the urinary tract …

Plousi1, I. Baka1, E. Gazeli2, M. Gavrilelli2, M. Lyra1; 1 Athens University, 1st Radiology
Radiation Unit, Athens, GREECE, 2 Paediatric Nuclear Medicine Center, Athens, GREECE …

Nuclear medicine provides methods and techniques in that has benefited pediatric patients
and their referring physicians for over 40 years. Nuclear medicine provides qualitative and …

Nuclear medicine is a unique and valuable method that contributes to the diagnosis and
assessment of many diseases in children. It is generally accepted that radiation exposures …