To the Editor: At a time of apparent increasing concern over radiation exposure, the article by Keijzers and Britton1 unfortunately does not provide any perspective on the clinical necessity of the imaging investigations requested by emergency department doctors. It also contains inaccurate information.
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- MDI Radiology, Melbourne, VIC.
Correspondence: aml@mdi.net.au
- 1. Keijzers GB, Britton CJ. Doctors’ knowledge of patient radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging requested in the emergency department. Med J Aust 2010; 193: 450-453. <MJA full text>
- 2. McCollough CH, Primak AN, Braun N, et al. Strategies for reducing radiation dose in CT. Radiol Clin North Am 2009; 47: 27-40.
- 3. Tsapaki V, Aldrich JE, Sharma R, et al. Dose reduction in CT while maintaining diagnostic confidence: diagnostic reference levels at routine head, chest, and abdominal CT — IAEA-coordinated research project. Radiology 2006; 240: 828-834.
- 4. Medew J. Doctors warned over X-ray risks. The Age (Melbourne) 2010; 18 Oct: 7.
- 5. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. College position statement: computed tomography and radiation risks. Inside News 2010; 6 (4): 26-27. http://www.ranzcr.edu.au/newsandevents/newsletter/index.cfm?RANZCR_ON_mode=OLNLETTER&RANZCR_ON_intIssueID=46 (accessed Dec 2010).
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