Radiation doses to children with shunt-treated hydrocephalus.

Background: Children with shunt-treated hydrocephalus are still followed routinely with frequent head CT scans.

Objective: To estimate the effective dose, brain and lens doses from these examinations during childhood, and to assess dose variation per examination.

Materials And Methods: All children born between 1983 and 1995 and treated for hydrocephalus between 1983 and 2002 were included.