This edition:
Conforms to the highest evidence-based standards
Protects the patient from unnecessary ionising radiation
Supports early diagnosis, which can shorten patient management
pathways
Provides recommendations based on current, evidence-based
guidelines, focusing on those most relevant to primary and emergency
care
Provides the evidence base for which imaging resources can be used
efficiently and effectively, while providing a rational basis to ensure the
best use of time and other resources in clinical radiology
Offers some guidance for asymptomatic individuals.