Pediatrics

Pediatrics (Image Gently and Dose Reduction)
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Researchers are sharing nine studies related to pediatric dose reduction. Topics include effective dose for dual-source standard and high-pitch cardiac CT, patient specific dose and cancer risk from chest CT and the impact of different levels of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction in head CT.

Speakers Information:
  • Donald P. Frush, MD, chief, radiology, Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C.; and
  • Thomas L. Slovis, MD, staff radiologist, Children’s Hospital Michigan in Detroit.

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