title: [Dose optimization in CT examination of children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Problems arise due to the increased clinical use of computed tomography (CT) and the high radiosensitivity of children.
  
  
  METHODS
  The ALARA concept (as low as reasonably achievable) prevails in pediatric radiology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Justified indications and full utilization of available dose optimization methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical physicists and the manufacturers should support pediatric radiology in the implementation of the ALARA concept.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The referring physicians and radiology staff should be integrated into training programs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sufficient diagnostic image quality is paramount and not the pretty images.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Allgemeine und Kinderradiologie, Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090, Wien, Österreich. azadeh.hojreh@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hojreh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prosch
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*