Radiation-induced cancer risk from annual computed tomography for patients with cystic fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 970-973

  De González, Amy Berrington ^a,c   Kwang, Pyo Kim ^b   Samet, Jonathan M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computed tomography; Cystic fibrosis; Radiation; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; THYROID CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36248989131     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200704-591OC     Document Type: Article

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