Table 2:

Suggested dose-reduction strategies

Roles of radiologists and imaging center staff
    Imaging pediatric patients in a dedicated pediatric imaging department with dedicated pediatric team including
        Pediatric radiologists
        Certified CT technologists with experience in pediatric populations
        Qualified medical physicists to help manage complex equipment
        Child life specialists to work with families of patients
    Frequent use of information created by the Image Gently Alliance regarding radiation dose reduction
Referring clinician role
    Careful consideration of evidence-based clinical algorithms that can help assess the risk versus benefit of not obtaining a CT scan and choosing an imaging modality that provides necessary diagnostic information and does not use ionizing radiation
    Considering referring children to pediatric facilities when available