| Issue |
Radioprotection
Volume 54, Number 3, July-September 2019
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 181 - 185 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2019025 | |
| Published online | 02 July 2019 | |
Article
Exposure of children with neuroblastoma to ionizing radiation during computed tomography and nuclear medicine imaging – a single centre experience
1
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University,
Unii Lubelskiej 1,
71-252
Szczecin, Poland
2
Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Pomeranian Medical University,
Unii Lubelskiej 1,
71-252
Szczecin, Poland
3
Department of Paediatrics and Paediatric Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University,
Unii Lubelskiej 1,
71-252
Szczecin, Poland
* Corresponding author: hanna.piwowarska.bilska@gmail.com; hanna.piwowarska@pum.edu.pl
Received:
16
August
2018
Accepted:
5
June
2019
Purpose: To calculate cumulative doses of ionizing radiation absorbed by children with neuroblastoma during diagnostic CT and NM scans. Method: Retrospective analysis of 267 CT and NM scans performed in 21 children treated in 2009–2015. Results: The cumulative effective dose absorbed per child ranged from 58 to 536 mSv and was highest in infants under 3 years. Conclusion: Children with suspected neuroblastoma may be exposed to significant doses of radiation during the whole period of diagnosis and monitoring the progress of treatment.
Key words: effective dose / diagnostic imaging / exposure / cumulative dose
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