PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - W Mazrani
AU  - K McHugh
AU  - P J Marsden
TI  - The radiation burden of radiological investigations
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2006.101782
DP  - 2007 Dec 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 1127--1131
VI  - 92
IP  - 12
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/92/12/1127.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/92/12/1127.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2007 Dec 01; 92
AB  - The harmful effects of ionising radiation are widely acknowledged. It has been reported that young children, particularly girls, have a higher sensitivity to radiation than adults. However, the exact detrimental effects of radiation, particularly at the low doses used in routine diagnostic radiography, are unknown and the subject of much controversy. Computed tomography (CT) accounts for about 9% of all radiological examinations but is responsible for 47% of medical radiation dose. Approximately 11% of CT examinations performed are in the paediatric population, but the long-term hazards of CT are unknown.