Counsel a parent about radiation risk and consent for a paediatric CT — OSCE

Candidate brief

You have this station to apply the radiation-aware approach to a child referred for a surveillance CT, decide on the imaging in discussion with the anxious parent, and counsel them about the radiation risk and the reasoning behind your decision. Treat this as a communication and decision-making encounter: confirm the clinical context and the justification, communicate the radiation risk in accurate plain language, name the alternatives and the optimisation, and demonstrate the principles of radiation protection and imaging stewardship. ^{[8] [10]}