Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 9 , Pages 1115-1119 , September 2009

Image Gently, Step Lightly: Increasing Radiation Dose Awareness in Pediatric Interventions through an International Social Marketing Campaign

  • Manrita K. Sidhu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104
    • Seattle Radiologists, 1229 Madison Street, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to M.K.S.
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  • Marilyn J. Goske, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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  • Brian J. Coley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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  • Bairbre Connolly, MB, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Image Guided Therapy, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • John Racadio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
    • Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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  • Terry T. Yoshizumi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Tara Utley, MRT

      Affiliations

    • Division of Image Guided Therapy, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Keith J. Strauss, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 12 July 2009.

  • Image Result

    Image Gently logo, reproduced on a sticker insert in this issue. The sticker is meant to be placed at the point of use in your angiography suite as a reminder to “child-size” the technique when perfor

    Image Gently logo, reproduced on a sticker insert in this issue. The sticker is meant to be placed at the point of use in your angiography suite as a reminder to “child-size” the technique when performing pediatric interventional radiology procedures.

  • Image Result
    Downloadable checklist to review with the team before each pediatric interventional radiologic procedure. The checklist is a reminder of steps that can be taken to reduce dose to patients and staff to

    Downloadable checklist to review with the team before each pediatric interventional radiologic procedure. The checklist is a reminder of steps that can be taken to reduce dose to patients and staff to the greatest degree possible in each case.

 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00717-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.07.021

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 9 , Pages 1115-1119 , September 2009

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