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First published online March 17, 2008
British Journal of Radiology (2008) 81, 442-443
© 2008 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/33187914
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Commentary

Tailored CT: primum non nocere

E M LAUTIN, MD, FACR, M K NOVICK, MD and R JEAN-BAPTISTE, MD

Department of Radiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA

Correspondence: Everett Marc Lautin, md, facr, Department of Radiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. E-mail: elautin{at}yahoo.com

Despite its vital diagnostic utility, the ionizing radiation used in CT is not benign. Patients have an increased risk of dying from a radiation-induced cancer for every pass through a CT scanner. One way to reduce this risk is to tailor CT, especially follow-up scans, to specific areas of concern. By doing so, we can help to minimize the small but real risk from this essential technology.






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