The Image Gently Alliance is a coalition of health care organizations dedicated to providing safe, high quality pediatric imaging worldwide. BeamReaders encourages dental professionals to use the guidelines and resources of the Image Gently Alliance when imaging their pediatric patients.

When using radiography during pediatric dental procedures The Image Gently Alliance reccomends:

• Select x rays for individual’s needs, not merely as a routine.
• Use the fastest image receptor possible: E- or F-speed film or digital sensors.
• Collimate beam to area of interest.
• Always use thyroid collars.
• Child-size the exposure time.
• Use cone-beam CT when appropriate.
• Use dose cone-bean CT option if available and appropriate.-

"So when we image, let us image gently: More is often not better."