Estimates of Diagnostic Reference Levels for Pediatric Peripheral and Abdominal Fluoroscopically Guided Procedures

The objective of our study was to survey radiation dose indexes of pediatric peripheral and abdominal fluoroscopically guided procedures from which estimates of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) can be proposed for both a standard fluoroscope and a novel fluoroscope with advanced image processing and lower radiation dose rates.Radiation dose structured reports were retrospectively collected for 408 clinical pediatric cases: Half of the...