Home Staging and Post-Therapy Assessment of Head and Neck Cancer
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Unknown primary of the head and neck cancer, treated, recurrence suspected, follow-up imaging 3196356
MRI orbits face neck without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT neck with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US neck
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
FDG-PET/MRI skull base to mid-thigh
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
<0.03 mSv [ped]
Usually not appropriate
Radiography paranasal sinuses
<0.1 mSv
<0.03 mSv [ped]
Usually not appropriate
MRA neck with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRA neck without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRA neck without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI head with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI head without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI head without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI orbits face neck with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI orbits face neck without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CT maxillofacial with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT maxillofacial without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT head with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT head without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT head without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT maxillofacial without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT neck without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT neck without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CTA neck with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate