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Image Gently: Minimizing Radiation Exposure in Children

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In this chapter we review why radiation exposure is more deleterious for children and the various options available to improve the risk/benefit ratio for diagnostic CNS imaging.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Linda A. Heier M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)

  2. New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Soniya N. Pinto M.B.B.S.

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Heier, L.A., Pinto, S.N. (2017). Image Gently: Minimizing Radiation Exposure in Children. In: Greenfield, J., Long, C. (eds) Common Neurosurgical Conditions in the Pediatric Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3807-0_20

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