Journal of Radiology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 121-124, December 2007

Diagnostic Imaging: Radiation Dose and Patients' Concerns

Abstract 

Exposure to ionizing radiation during diagnostic radio-logic procedures carries small but real risks, and children, young adults, and pregnant women are especially vulnerable. Exposure of patients to diagnostic energy levels of ionizing radiation should be kept to the minimum necessary to provide useful clinical information and allay patients' concerns about radiation-related risks.

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 This article was reprinted from Cleveland Clinical Journal of Medicine; Lockwood D, Einstein D, Davros W. Diagnostic imaging: Radiation dose and patients' concerns. Cleve Clin J Med 2006;73:583–588. Copyright©2006 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All rights reserved.

PII: S1546-0843(07)00178-2

doi:10.1016/j.jradnu.2007.09.005

Journal of Radiology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 121-124, December 2007

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