FDA issues pediatric medical imaging advisory

The FDA has issued a consumer update on safety in pediatric medical imaging to increase awareness for the need to decrease the radiation dose administered to children during CT scanning. The FDA's article supports the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging's Image Gently campaign, issued by the American College of Radiology. The article said that "unnecessary radiation exposure during medical procedures should be avoided. This is particularly important when the patient is a child."