Image Gently and Nuclear Medicine

One size does not fit all...
There's no question: Nuclear Medicine helps us save kids' lives.
But, when we image, radiation matters!

• Children are more sensitive to radiation.
• What we do now lasts their lifetimes.

So, when we image, let's image gently: More is often not better.
 

 Click on the links below for the version of the informational brochure you prefer.

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For younger patients (8th grade reading level) 

For parents and older patients (12th grade readling level) 

  With appreciation to: 

     Ted Treves, MD, Chair, Image Gently Nuclear Medicine Initiative 
     Michael Gelfand,  MD, past- President, SNM Pediatric Imaging Council, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 
     Marguerite Parisi, MD, Chair,  SPR Nuclear Medicine Committee, Seattle Children's Hospital 
     Larry Binkovitz, MD, President, SNM Pediatric Imaging Council, Mayo Clinic
     Stephanie Spottswood, MD, Sec-Treasurer, SNM Pediatric Imaging Council, Vanderbilt University
     Frederic Fahey, DSc- Physicist, Children's Hospital Boston
     Dominique Delbeke, MD, PhD, 2009-10 SNM President

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and the Alliance co-sponsored the development of these brochures.