title: Advocating for use of the ALARA principle in the context of medical imaging fails to recognize that the risk is hypothetical and so serves to reinforce patients' fears of radiation.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Physics Enterprises, Marlton, NJ, 08053, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffry A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: McCollough
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D011835:Radiation Protection; D012306:Risk