Dosimetry of Pediatric PET/CT

The use of PET/CT in children has grown substantially in the past few years. There is also an increased interest in keeping the radiation dose to children from CT as low as is clinically practical. This article reviews the physical aspects of both PET and CT separately and how CT is used in the context of PET/CT to provide the practical insight necessary to approach this issue. Understanding radiation dosimetry and its potential for deleterious...