Pediatric nuclear medicine dose optimization: current concepts and future directions

Advances in detector technology, quantitative PET/SPECT, patient-specific dosimetry, and AI are transforming pediatric nuclear medicine from standardized activity administration toward personalized radiation dose optimization, maximizing diagnostic and therapeutic benefit while…

• Children’s greater radiosensitivity and longer life expectancy necessitate tailored radiation safety measures.
• Review covers practical dose-optimization strategies for common nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging exams per international recommendations.
• Emerging AI tools in image reconstruction, organ segmentation, and predictive dosimetry enable low-count imaging and precision theranostics.

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