title: Radiation Protection in Pediatric Radiology: Results of a Survey Among Dutch Hospitals.
abstract: A survey about radiation protection in pediatric radiology was conducted among 22 general and seven children's hospitals in the Netherlands. Questions concerned, for example, child protocols used for CT, fluoroscopy and x-ray imaging, number of images and scans made, radiation doses and measures taken to reduce these, special tools used for children, and quality assurance issues. The answers received from 27 hospitals indicate that radiation protection practices differ considerably between general and children's hospitals but also between the respective general and children's hospitals. It is recommended that hospitals consult each other to come up with more uniform best practices. Few hospitals were able to supply doses that can be compared to the national Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs). The ones that could be compared exceeded the DRLs in one in five cases, which is more than was expected beforehand.
authors: *Centre for Environmental Safety and Security, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands; †Medical Technology Research Group, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Bijdorplaan 15, 2015 CE, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
authors: Harmen
authors: H
authors: Bijwaard
authors: Doreth
authors: D
authors: Valk
authors: Ischa
authors: I
authors: de Waard-Schalkx
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011859:Radiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011871:Radiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data