We are Committed to CHOC Children's Hospital
The Jack & Jill Guild has been committed to CHOC's vision since 1962. We are one of the four original guilds to be a part of CHOC from the very beginning. The Guilds were established to support the CHOC Foundation's mission to "provide the resources necessary for Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), to nurture, advance and protect the health and well-being of children." Today, we still stand by that commitment and have donated well over $6 million dollars to CHOC.
In an effort to touch every child, all proceeds from the Jack & Jill Guild's fundraisers go to the Radiology Dept. CHOC has the only imaging facility in Orange County specializing in the needs of infants and children. Your support of our fundraising efforts is greatly appreciated.
In an effort to touch every child, all proceeds from the Jack & Jill Guild's fundraisers go to the Radiology Dept. CHOC has the only imaging facility in Orange County specializing in the needs of infants and children. Your support of our fundraising efforts is greatly appreciated.
There’s no place like CHOC Children’s when it comes to radiology and imaging services for kids. CHOC is the only specialized imaging facility in Orange County just for children and offer a wide range of radiology services.
At CHOC, they make sure your child is comfortable and safe by using the the most advanced equipment available with the lowest amount of radiation. Many children are imaged in adult facilities where radiation doses can be up to 50 percent higher than at CHOC. Our equipment is calibrated for kids, not adults. We have donated well over $1 Million Dollars to Radiology Department to date.
At CHOC, they make sure your child is comfortable and safe by using the the most advanced equipment available with the lowest amount of radiation. Many children are imaged in adult facilities where radiation doses can be up to 50 percent higher than at CHOC. Our equipment is calibrated for kids, not adults. We have donated well over $1 Million Dollars to Radiology Department to date.
Kids and Radiation Safety
As part of your child’s medical care, he or she might need to undergo an imaging study or scan to diagnose the presence or absence of disease. Some of these imaging tests use radiation such as X-rays, fluoroscopy, nuclear medicine studies or CT scans. You may be concerned about the potential risks from radiation exposure in imaging tests.
“Imaging exams are often necessary to diagnose injury or disease in your child,” said Dr. W. Nathan Holmes, chair, department of radiology at CHOC Children’s. “However, it’s important to ask the imaging facility what pediatric safety protocols they follow.”
While studies suggest that there is a very small risk over one’s lifetime associated with large exposures to radiation, no study has shown a measurable risk from the small amounts used in a single diagnostic imaging examination. If done using pediatric safety guidelines, the benefit to your child will greatly outweigh the risk of being exposed to a small amount of radiation.
To determine if the benefit is worth the risk, there are some questions you should ask your child’s doctor and imaging facility, including:
Is the facility familiar with imaging children? Children should have examinations properly tailored for their size. Years of experience and research have shown that it is not necessary to use adult-sized doses of radiation to obtain high-quality images in children. Ask if the facility’s imaging equipment is calibrated for kids and what protocols they use to minimize your child’s exposure to radiation.
Is the facility accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR)?Accreditation by the ACR ensures the facility uses a high standard of image quality, ongoing oversight by a medical physicist and proper monitoring of radiation exposure.
Does the facility follow Image Gently®guidelines? The Image Gently® campaign was launched in 2008 to raise awareness about methods to reduce radiation dose during pediatric medical imaging exams. The Image Gently group provides information about safe pediatric imaging examinations for radiologic technologists, medical physicists, radiologists, pediatricians and parents.
Is the imaging test medically necessary?If the answer is yes, then the benefit will most certainly outweigh the risk
Can previous tests substitute for this exam?If your child has had other exams that your doctor is not aware of, make sure your doctor receives copies of those exams. You may be able to avoid repeating exams your child has already undergone.
Are there alternative exams that do not require radiation? Ask your doctor if ultrasound or MRI can be substituted. These tests do not use radiation.
“Imaging exams are often necessary to diagnose injury or disease in your child,” said Dr. W. Nathan Holmes, chair, department of radiology at CHOC Children’s. “However, it’s important to ask the imaging facility what pediatric safety protocols they follow.”
While studies suggest that there is a very small risk over one’s lifetime associated with large exposures to radiation, no study has shown a measurable risk from the small amounts used in a single diagnostic imaging examination. If done using pediatric safety guidelines, the benefit to your child will greatly outweigh the risk of being exposed to a small amount of radiation.
To determine if the benefit is worth the risk, there are some questions you should ask your child’s doctor and imaging facility, including:
Is the facility familiar with imaging children? Children should have examinations properly tailored for their size. Years of experience and research have shown that it is not necessary to use adult-sized doses of radiation to obtain high-quality images in children. Ask if the facility’s imaging equipment is calibrated for kids and what protocols they use to minimize your child’s exposure to radiation.
Is the facility accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR)?Accreditation by the ACR ensures the facility uses a high standard of image quality, ongoing oversight by a medical physicist and proper monitoring of radiation exposure.
Does the facility follow Image Gently®guidelines? The Image Gently® campaign was launched in 2008 to raise awareness about methods to reduce radiation dose during pediatric medical imaging exams. The Image Gently group provides information about safe pediatric imaging examinations for radiologic technologists, medical physicists, radiologists, pediatricians and parents.
Is the imaging test medically necessary?If the answer is yes, then the benefit will most certainly outweigh the risk
Can previous tests substitute for this exam?If your child has had other exams that your doctor is not aware of, make sure your doctor receives copies of those exams. You may be able to avoid repeating exams your child has already undergone.
Are there alternative exams that do not require radiation? Ask your doctor if ultrasound or MRI can be substituted. These tests do not use radiation.
Proceeds from our events are designated to support CHOC's Radiology Department
and to establish a Radiology Endowment to be held in perpetuity.
and to establish a Radiology Endowment to be held in perpetuity.
2023-24 Jack & Jill Guild Executive Board
President - Peggy Brown & Stephanie Thomas
1st VP, Ways & Means - Liz Flores
Co-2nd VP, Membership - Kathy Metzger & Pat Mathisen
Recording Secretary - Cheryl Waterson
Corresponding Secretaries - Marisol Bonilla & Roslyn Reasor
Treasurer - Lee Anne Katzenstein
Parliamentarian - Vicky Hoffman & Jackie Oakes
1st VP, Ways & Means - Liz Flores
Co-2nd VP, Membership - Kathy Metzger & Pat Mathisen
Recording Secretary - Cheryl Waterson
Corresponding Secretaries - Marisol Bonilla & Roslyn Reasor
Treasurer - Lee Anne Katzenstein
Parliamentarian - Vicky Hoffman & Jackie Oakes
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