RSNA 2008? Image Gently was there! 

Ray Dielman, PhD, representing Alliance Organization, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), joins SPR staff, Jennifer Boylan, at the Image Gently Booth at RSNA 2008.

33 organizations now belong to our global alliance.  

One size does not fit all... 

There's no question: CT helps us save kids' lives!

But, when we image, radiation matters!

Children are more sensitive to radiation.
What we do now lasts their lifetimes.

So, when we image, let's image gently:
More is often not better.

When CT is the right thing to do:
     Child size the kVp and mA
     One scan (single phase) is often enough 
     Scan only the indicated area
 

What's New?

• Alliance prepares Parent Information materials
• State of New York, Department of Health sends image gently message to NY physicians. Read it here.
• Listen to: Pediatric MDCT Protocol Workshop: Image Quality vs. Dose (audio only) Presented at SPR 2008
• Radiation Risks and Pediatric Computed Tomography (CT): A Guide for Health Care Providers - from NCI and SPR
• Incorporating Radiation Dose Assessments Into the ACR Appropriateness Criteria® - from JACR
• FDA Consumer Update: Radiology & Children: Extra Care Required
• From the Pediatric Emergency Physician community:  ALARA: is there a cause for alarm? Reducing radiation risks from computed tomography scanning in children- Current Opinion in Pediatrics, July 2008
• The Image Gently Campaign supported by a Congressional Resolution
• Image Gently is now an international movement with these new organizations joining the Alliance: Canadian Association of Radiologists, the Sociedad Latino Americana de Radiologia Pediatrica, the Asian-Oceanic Society for Paediatric Radiology,  The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists and on 9/2/08, the European Society of Paediatric Radiology.