The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging
encourages increased awareness of opportunities to lower radiation dose in pediatric interventional radiology procedures with the introduction of its new campaign message:
Step Lightly.....
Visit the Step Lightly page for helpful information for both health care professionals and parents:
Image Gently in the News
The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging leadership is pleased to announce that the image gently campaign has been named to the 2009 Associations Advance America Honor Roll. The award, sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives, recognizes the ways nonprofit associations improve the quality of life in America. Read the press release on the ACR website...
National Quality Forum 2009 addresses Pediatric Imaging
The National Quality Forum (NQF) included in its recently released 2009 Safe Practices for Better Healthcare language advising health care professionals that “when CT imaging studies are undertaken on children, ‘child-size’ techniques should be used to reduce unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation.” Read more......
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