For Professionals
Indications and radiation protection – by clinical question and age.
The choice of imaging depends on the clinical question and the age. In children, radiation-protection aspects are especially important (ALARA principle). Not every question requires cross-sectional imaging. The specific indication is set individually at a specialist centre.
Decisive are the clinical question, the age and the therapeutic consequence. Radiation-based procedures are used sparingly and only with a clear indication; radiation-free alternatives are preferred where sensible.
Imaging serves planning and follow-up; its extent is adapted to the individual need.
Indication-setting remains an individual medical decision and weighs benefit and risk case by case.
The sparing, indication-based use of radiation imaging in children (ALARA) is an accepted standard.
Which procedure is optimal in the individual case depends on the question, age and availability.
The role and protocols of individual procedures evolve with the technology.
The choice depends on the question, age and therapeutic consequence. Not every question requires cross-sectional imaging. The specific indication is set individually.
According to the ALARA principle: as little radiation as possible. Radiation-free procedures are preferred where diagnostically sufficient, and the indication is reviewed critically.
No. Whether and which imaging is sensible depends on the individual case. Radiation-based procedures are used only with a clear indication.