Without any clear scientific rationale, aggressive policies of dose reduction are being
implemented for pediatric imaging, especially for CT scans (2). It has been estimated that …

TO THE EDITOR: Allow me to refer to the article by Jeffry A. Siegel, Charles W. Pennington,
and Bill Sacks entitled “Subjecting Radiologic Imaging to the Linear No-Threshold …

We read with much interest the recent article by Biegon et al. in Radiology (1) and, with all
due respect, found it to be devoid of competent radiation protection science or knowledge of …

TO THE EDITOR: I applaud the authors of the recent article by Siegel et al.,“Subjecting
Radiologic Imaging to the Linear No-Threshold Hypothesis: A Non Sequitur of Non-Trivial …

http://www. jointcommission. org/sea_issue_47/The Joint Commission (TJC, formerly the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations [JCAHO]), issued a sentinel …

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 …

Editor: Has the pendulum swung too far? I agree with the Image Gently campaign to
increase awareness of the need to use radiation wisely for medical imaging. I also believe …

Diagnostic radiology plays an important role in the assessment and treatment of neonates
requiring intensive care. It is often necessary to perform multiple radiographic examinations …

Conclusions The assessment of the radiation risks involved in the administration of
radiopharmaceuticals to parents and children must be based wherever possible on direct …

The following material is in this sense a “preventative” topic, in the spirit of early and
anticipatory efforts rather than greater investments once situations arise. The axiom is from …