The use of fluoroscopic studies in children still represents a benefit for the diagnosis and treatment of certain pathologies. But its use generates concern for the known biological effects generated by exposure to ionizing radiation (1,2). It is known that the risk of occurrence of these effects is related to the radiation dose, and although this dose for a single diagnostic study could be low, pediatric patients often receive repeated tests over time to assess and follow up of their conditions, which could result in...

Profile of the institution Each year, the Hospital attends 2,800,000 consultations, manages 46,500 discharges and performs 52,000 surgical procedures in its 41 operating theaters. It has a capacity of 785 beds, of which 200 are for critical care, and 800 beds of home medicine. Its work team is made up of 9237 people: 3400 medical doctors, 3337 members of the health staff and 2,500 people from the administrative sectors. Global political actions 1.- From the Head of the Imaging Department arose the idea for applying...

Medical physicists and radiologists developed protocols of the pediatric fluoroscopic studies, fulfilling in this way with action 7 of the eurosafe initiative for Radiation protection of children: develop guidelines for good and safe use of imaging, and for effective communication at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Although there is a growing awareness of the effects produced by ionizing radiation and there are more and more initiatives by alliances and societies dedicated to the optimization and reduction of radiation, we lack regulations in this matter...

Marina Ulla, chief quality officer of theimaging department of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, coordinating activities of the audit team in theimaging department. Maria Laura Padilla, radiologist, chief resident,imaging department of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Germán López, resident, imagingdepartment of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Federico Lipsich, resident, imagingdepartment of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Tamara Kreindel,Radiologist. Chief of pediatric radiology area, imagingdepartment. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Ricardo García Mónaco,head of the Imaging Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

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