Resources for clinicians
The Department of Radiology at Boston Children's Hospital is the country's oldest and largest group of pediatric imaging specialists. We believe in imaging children gently, which means choosing the right test or procedure at the right time for your patients, and doing it the right way.
We focus on safety, using equipment and protocols that keep radiation exposure as low as reasonably possible. In some cases, we avoid radiation altogether by using pediatric ultrasounds or MRI. Whenever possible, we use techniques that don't rely on sedation to help children stay calm and still for imaging studies.
Our pediatric interventional radiologists are experts at performing minimally invasive image-guided procedures using special techniques appropriate for pediatric patients.
To make a referral to Radiology
We provide imaging services at six locations in Boston and the surrounding suburbs:
To refer a patient to any of our locations, fax an order to 617-730-0857 or call our scheduling line at 617-919-SCAN (7226), between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays. To schedule an interventional radiology appointment, please call 617-355-6579.
To send us your patients' scans:
When you contact Boston Children’s to request a consultation you will be asked if your patient has imaging in his or her medical history. If so, you will be invited to share those exams.
We use lifeIMAGE ReferralBox to allow you to securely and instantly upload exams to our team. You will receive an email from our team with a link, username and password to upload images to our ReferralBox. See more about this.
Innovations in pediatric radiology
We continue to lead the region and nation in radiologic pediatric imaging. Read about our research and innovation.