Users Manual Part 1
Wireless Digital Wireless Digital Flat Panel Detector Mars1417X
26 User
Manual of Mars1417X
Child Greater than 2 to 12 years of age
A
dolescent Greater than 12 through 21 years of age
Exposure to ionizing radiation is of particular concern in pediatric patients because:
1)
for certain organs and tumor types, younger patients are more radiosensitive
than adults (the cancer risk per unit dose of ionizing radiation is higher for
younger patients);
2)
use of equipment and exposure settings designed for adults of average size
can result in excessive and unnecessary radiation exposure of smaller patients;
3)
younger patients have a longer expected lifetime putting them at higher risk
of cancer from the effects of radiation exposure.
To help reduce the risk of excessive radiation exposure, you should follow the ALARA
(As Low As
Reasonably Achievable) principle and seek to reduce radiation dose to only
the amount necessary to
obtain images that are adequate clinically.
Additional guidance and recommendation are provided by the Alliance for Radiation
Safety in
Pediatric Imaging (Image Gently Alliance) https://www.imagegently.org/
Table 1 : Techniques for Typical Body Parts
BodyParts PatientSize kVp mAs SID Grid
Abdomen
AP/PA
VeryLowBirthWeight (Less
than1.5Kg)
55 1 1m No
LowBirthWeight(Between1.5
and2.5Kg)
55 1.6 1m No
Newborn(Ageislessthan1
monthandWeightabovethan
2.5Kg)
70 1.6 1m No