The leaflet and poster explain what is computed tomography (CT), describe its meaning, the risks and benefits of CT scan in children, and indicate examples of questions that parents or caregivers can ask the referring physician or personnel of a diagnostic imaging department to obtain important information about their child’s CT scan.
This leaflet and poster, as well as other more specific leaflets and posters on different types of X-ray imaging exams, have been developed as a complementary tool to the WHO report “Communicating Radiation Risks in Paediatric Imaging” (Polish version), where you can find more detailed information.
The originals entitled “Computed tomography in children. What do we need to know?” were published by WHO, translated by the National Centre for Radiation Protection in Health Care.
