Radiation Exposure from CT Scans GIST Support International
asked questions about radiation exposure from CT exams to Donald
P. Frush, MD of Duke University Medical Center. At Duke Dr.
Frush is a Professor of Radiology, a Pediatrics Faculty member,
as well as Chief of the Medical Physics Graduate Program,
Division of Pediatric Radiology. Dr. Frush’s research interests
are predominantly involved with pediatric body multidetector CT,
including techniques, assessment of image quality, and radiation
dosimetry. Dr. Frush has published very widely and has served as
a guest editor and invited reviewer for numerous medical
journals. He is currently the associate editor (North American)
of the journal Pediatric Radiology. Here are Dr. Frush's
responses to our questions. 1. What is the radiation dose from
CT scans of the chest/abdomen/pelvis? How does this compare to
chest X-rays and to normal daily-life annual background
radiation? Radiation dose from CT scans of the chest, abdomen,
or pelvis varies depending on the i