Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure

Radiation protection in children is very important because their life time exposure to radiation is longer when compared to adult thus the radiation effects that they may encounter would also be much higher. Health care workers need to be aware of this issue and any investigations requiring the usag...

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Main Author: Abd. Aziz, Azian
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
English
Published: 2016
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/60199/16/Lect%20Notes.%20How%20to%20prepare%20a%20child%20for%20imaging%20procedure.pdf
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description Radiation protection in children is very important because their life time exposure to radiation is longer when compared to adult thus the radiation effects that they may encounter would also be much higher. Health care workers need to be aware of this issue and any investigations requiring the usage of ionizing radiation need to be justified. For a proper radiological examination to take place in order to obtain optimized images, a child need to be adequately prepared.
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spelling iium-601992021-02-01T03:53:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60199/ Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure Abd. Aziz, Azian RJ Pediatrics RJ101 Child Heatlh. Child health services. Preventive health services for children Radiation protection in children is very important because their life time exposure to radiation is longer when compared to adult thus the radiation effects that they may encounter would also be much higher. Health care workers need to be aware of this issue and any investigations requiring the usage of ionizing radiation need to be justified. For a proper radiological examination to take place in order to obtain optimized images, a child need to be adequately prepared. 2016-10-01 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60199/16/Lect%20Notes.%20How%20to%20prepare%20a%20child%20for%20imaging%20procedure.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60199/22/60199_Pediatric%20radiography.pdf Abd. Aziz, Azian (2016) Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure. In: Best Work Practices & Radiation Safety in Imaging Procedures: What Changes Can We Make?, 1st Oct. 2016, Vistana Hotel, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle RJ Pediatrics
RJ101 Child Heatlh. Child health services. Preventive health services for children
Abd. Aziz, Azian
Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure
title Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure
title_full Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure
title_fullStr Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure
title_full_unstemmed Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure
title_short Pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure
title_sort pediatric radiography: how to prepare a child for an imaging procedure
topic RJ Pediatrics
RJ101 Child Heatlh. Child health services. Preventive health services for children
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/60199/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60199/16/Lect%20Notes.%20How%20to%20prepare%20a%20child%20for%20imaging%20procedure.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60199/22/60199_Pediatric%20radiography.pdf