TH-D-BRA-04: Late Effects from Diagnostic Imaging

Over the past several decades the use of medical imaging has progressively increased to the point where it accounts for the greatest exposure of ionizing radiation to the general population. The use of CT alone has grown to over 60 million studies per year in the United States and represents the largest contribution to medical radiation exposure. Of these about 11% (>7 million) are performed on pediatric patients. Pediatric patients are...