A Call for Action on Patient Communication Efforts in Pediatric Radiology

The practice of radiology unequivocally has transformed human medicine for the better, enabling procedures and diagnoses that otherwise would be impossible, incredibly expensive, or would require open surgery. However, the cost associated with this benefit is the burden of stochastic radiation effects. Risk-benefit analysis in radiology has always centered on the question of dose, but the conversations historically have taken place among only radiology professionals, with patients being left out of the discussion.