Excess lifetime cancer mortality risk attributable to radiation exposure from computed tomography examinations in children

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 584-587

  Chodick, Gabriel ^a   Ronckers, Cécile M ^a   Shalev, Varda ^b   Ron, Elaine ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computed tomography; Israel; Mortality; Pediatric scanning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548279773     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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