Spine computed tomography doses and cancer induction

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 430-433

  Richards, Paula J ^a,b   George, Jennifer ^c   Metelko, Marie ^c   Brown, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer induction; Cervical clearance; Multislice CT; Radiation doses; Spine CT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 77249084772     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181cdde47     Document Type: Article

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