Pediatric 64-MDCT coronary angiography with ECG-modulated tube current: Radiation dose and cancer risk

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 539-544

  Huang, Bingsheng ^a   Law, Martin Wai Ming ^b   Mak, Henry Ka Fung ^a   Kwok, Stephen Ping Fai ^a   Khong, Pek Lan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; CT coronary angiography; Heart; Pediatric imaging; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LIFESPAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PITCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SIMULATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; UNITED STATES;

BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68149158910     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1920     Document Type: Article

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