Frequent imaging of children with PH may lead to high radiation doses

Oct 5

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A 41-study review of children with non-cancer chronic diseases looked at how much radiation they were exposed to during their relatively frequent medical imaging. Children with PH were included. The review found that plain x-rays did not lead to significant radiation accumulation, but CT scans and flouroscopy led to much higher accumulation.

Read the review in Pediatric Radiology

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