Enhanced yield of chromosome aberrations after CT examinations in paediatric patients

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 281-287

  Stephan, G ^a   Schneider, K ^b   Panzer, W ^c   Walsh, L ^c   Oestreicher, U ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Chromosome aberrations; CT; Low level effects; X rays

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL CYCLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METAPHASE; PEDIATRICS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; METAPHASE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAYS;

EID: 34247633509     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000701283816     Document Type: Article

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