Radiation dose issues in longitudinal studies involving computed tomography

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 934-939

  Mayo, John R ^a,b  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Computed tomography; Longitudinal studies; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IONIZING RADIATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; X RAY TUBE;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57349084208     PISSN: 15463222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/pats.200808-079QC     Document Type: Review

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