The Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends 1998 Survey of Pediatric Radiography
A.E. Moyal, O.H. Suleiman, D.C. Spelic, R.V. Kaczmarek and R.J. Slayton
The Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends (NEXT) program is a cooperative effort of FDAs Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the various radiation control programs to collect information regarding patient exposure and image quality. Each year surveys are performed on a single diagnostic x-ray modality. The survey collects information related to radiation dose and image quality. Past and future surveys include computed tomography (CT) (1990, 2000), dental radiography (1993, 1999), adult chest radiography (1984, 1986, 1994), abdomen and LS spine examinations (1987, 1989, 1995), and fluoroscopy (1991, 1996). In 1998, a first time survey of facilities performing pediatric chest radiography was conducted.