PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Daniel Lockwood
AU  - David Einstein
AU  - William Davros
TI  - Diagnostic imaging:Radiation dose and patients’ concerns
DP  - 2006 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 583--586
VI  - 73
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/6/583.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/6/583.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2006 Jun 01; 73
AB  - Exposure to ionizing radiation during diagnostic radio-logic procedures carries small but real risks, and children, young adults, and pregnant women are especially vulnerable. Exposure of patients to diagnostic energy levels of ionizing radiation should be kept to the minimum necessary to provide useful clinical information and allay patients’ concerns about radiation-related risks.