Radiation risks from imaging studies in children with cancer

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 453-457

  Robbins, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diagnostic imaging; Effective dose; Pediatrics; Radiation risk

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR;

CHILD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK;

EID: 50249100986     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21599     Document Type: Review

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