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Created & Written by Karen Olson
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Cooper wants you to know that
sometimes a CT scan is the best
way for a doctor to tell if you are
okay on the inside.
~ Special Acknowledgements ~Peggy Adams, M.Ed., C.C.L.S., Coordinator, Child Life Program, Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
Connie Brandenburg, RTR, Diagnostic Radiologist, Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health CenterShirley Danley, ARRT, Advanced Imaging Center
Carol M. Rumack, MDJulie A. Gregg, L.R.T. (R) (M) (CT), Lead Cat Scan Technologist, Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology
Phillip Silberberg, M.D., Associate Professor, Dept of Diagnostic Radiology, Doernbecher Children’s HospitalJames Funk, Chief Technologist, North Shore CT Centre
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love to play in my backyard!I
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y dog Bunker always chases squirrels, but
he never catches them.M
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atch me, Bunker. . . I’m a space explorer!W
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I went too high and fell down. I
hit my head really hard. Mom
and Dad wanted me to go get checked by a doctor to
make sure my head was OK.
OH NO!
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o, we drove to the doctor’s office right away.
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om, Dad and I waited our turn to see the doctor.
My head really hurt.
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fter a little while, they called my name because it was
my turn to see the doctor. A nurse took us to a room to
wait for the doctor. When he came in, we told him what
happened. Then he gently checked my head and ears.
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nd then he shined a little
light in my eyes. The
doctor told us that I
needed to get a CT scan
so he could see if I hurt
my head on the inside.
He told me that a CT
scan is a special kind of
X-ray that takes pictures
of the inside of your
body. CT machines are
big and are kept in
hospitals and
x-ray clinics.
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e left the
doctor’s office
and went to
the hospital.
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hile we waited, a lady asked my mom lots of questions.
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hen a nice lady called my name and said she was a CT
“technologist”. She took me to the CT room and showed
me everything. There was a table that looked like a bed
and a big machine that looked like a giant donut.
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he showed me how
the table goes up and down and
back and forth to get the best
pictures of my head. She told me
that the big machine that looked
like a donut was called a scanner.
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It goesup…
…anddown.
Back…
…and forth!
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hen she helped me
onto the table and
asked me to
lie down.
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he gently laid my head in a cradle that helped keep my head
very still . . . I felt like I was wearing a space suit.
I had fun . . . I made believe I was having a space adventure!
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ext, the technologist put a pillow under my
legs to make me feel more comfortable.N
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had a blue cover under me, then she placed one on top of
me. She said it was going to feel a little heavy, but it
wasn’t too heavy for ME!
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o help me hold still for the pictures, she put a really big
belt around my chest, and a little belt around my head.
While she fixed the belts, I made believe that she
was getting me ready for a trip into outer space.
Three. . . Two. . .One. . . Blast Off!
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he had me close my eyes for just a second so
she could line up the machine.
While she was working, I had fun thinking about
what it would be like to soar through space.
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he told me I wouldn’t feel a thing!
Then, she asked me to hold very still.S
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he technologist went behind the glass wall while the
machine took some pictures of my head. My Mom and
Dad waited in the hall.
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he machine made a lot of noise. . . it sounded like my
mom’s washing machine. But it was more fun to play
like it was my rocket engine roaring.
The table moved inside the machine, just a little bit,
to help get the best pictures of my head.
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he technologist thanked me for holding so still. I told her
she was right . . . it didn’t hurt at all. She said they would
take a few minutes to look at my pictures, and then they
could decide if they needed to take any more.
The belt stayed on while I waited for the nurse. I pictured
Mom, Dad, Bunker and me exploring asteroids and planets!
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hen she came back, the technologist told us that the
pictures looked just fine, so we could go back to my
doctor’s office.
My space adventure was fun but it was time to come
back to earth . . . for a while.
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hen we returned to my doctor’s office, he told
me that everything was going to be all right. He
said my head would probably hurt for a while,
and then I would feel just fine again. He told
me not to climb quite so high next time!
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hen we got home, I told Bunker all about my space
adventure. He didn’t need to know I really had a CT scan.
Can you remember what happened when I was in the
CT room?
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