Table 2 Radiation in paediatric imaging: current and future approaches (modified from ref. [23])
From: The risk of cumulative radiation exposure in chest imaging and the advantage of bedside ultrasound
| Â | Current approach | What we need |
|---|---|---|
Patient | ||
 Culture | More (exams) is better | Less (dose) is better |
 Radiation history | Absent | Present |
 Radiological informed consent | Absent | Present and informative |
 Received dose in report | Missing | Mandatory |
 Organ dose | Ignored | Considered |
Doctor/scientist | ||
 Optimizing dose | Matter of investigation for physicists | Preventing cancer |
 Technology upgrading | Focused on short-term costs | Focused on long-term risks |
 Radiological risk estimation | Population-based | Personalized |
 Dose reading | Offline, months later | Online, real time |