Publication Name	World Journal of Radiology
Manuscript ID	107486
Country	China

Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Advances in radiation protection related to pediatric chest computed tomography examinations
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Qing-Ting Sun, Yi-Han Fan and Bao-Hui Liang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number the Key Natural Science Project of the Anhui Provincial Education Department Under KJ2021A0746
Corresponding Author	Bao-Hui Liang, PhD, School of Medical Imaging, Bengbu Medical University, 2600 Donghai Road, Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, China. 0800093@bbmu.edu.cn
Key Words	Chest computed tomography; Radiation dose; Pediatric; Size-specific dose estimate; Monte Carlo
Core Tip	Chest computed tomography (CT) is a common examination for diagnosing diseases in pediatrics, providing accurate clinical evidence, but is also a source of radiation exposure. In terms of optimizing dose, the selection of CT scan parameters is challenging and relies upon individual characteristics. This review summarizes multiple factors affecting CT radiation dose (detector, tube voltage, tube current-time product, field of view, and reconstruction algorithms), and introduces CT technologies that reduce radiation dose. Methods for dose calculation, including effective dose, CT dosimetry software, size-specific dose estimate, and the Monte Carlo method are also discussed.
Citation	Sun QT, Fan YH, Liang BH. Advances in radiation protection related to pediatric chest computed tomography examinations. World J Radiol 2025; In press

Received	2025-03-28 05:47
Peer-Review Started	2025-03-28 05:47
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2025-04-09 12:46
Revised	2025-04-19 14:00
Second Decision	2025-06-25 02:46
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-06-26 03:36
Articles in Press	2025-06-26 03:36
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript

ISSN	1949-8470 (online)
Open Access	This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Copyright	©The Author(s) 2025. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Permissions	For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/207
Publisher	Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website	http://www.wjgnet.com