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(journal). Paediatic radiology  Paediatric radiology (or
pediatric radiology) is a subspecialty of radiology involving
the imaging of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and
young adults. Many paediatric radiologists practice at
children's hospitals.    An example of a child friendly x-ray
room  To successfully diagnose a paediatric condition, high
quality images are needed to give a diagnosis. To achieve this
requires creating an environment where a child is comfortable.
This is one of the most essential elements to paediatric
radiology. For imaging departments which specialise in
paediatric radiology, this is very easy as rooms can be tailored
to suit a child's needs. For example bright wall designs, visual
stimulation and toys. These can be permanent fixtures as the
department wouldn't need to cater to any other age range. For
departments which only see children occasionally