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David J. Curtis, MD; Priscilla F. Butler, MS
The George Washington University Medical Center Washington, DC

JAMA. 1986;256(20):2818.

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To the Editor.—

In the MEDICAL NEWS & PERSPECTIVES article entitled "Dysphagia Management Means Diagnosis, Exercise, Reeducation,"¹ cineradiography's role in the diagnosis of dysphagia was stressed. There is no question that dynamic pictures are essential in the evaluation of this disorder; however, appropriate information can be obtained with considerably less radiation exposure for the patient by recording this information on videotape (videofluoroscopy) rather than 16- or 35-mm film (cineradiography).^2-5 The distinction is important, as the patient exposure per frame for cineradiography is approximately 6 mR (1.5x10-⁶ C/kg),³ while for videofluoroscopy it is approximately 0.1 mR (2.6x1.-⁸ C/kg) per frame.^3,4 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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