CT and radiation-related cancer risktime for a paradigm shift?

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 738-740

  Johnson, David A ^a   Helft, Paul R ^b   Rex, Douglas K ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74949144349     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2009.184     Document Type: Note

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