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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…

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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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