Pediatric Ophthalmic Computed Tomographic Scanning and Associated Cancer Risk

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Mills, David M ^a   Tsai, Salina ^b   Meyer, Dale R ^a   Belden, Clifford ^b  

^a LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEAD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 33845202496     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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