Cancer induction caused by radiation due to computed tomography: A critical note

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 767-773

  Pauwels, Ernest K J ^a,b   Bourguignon, Michel ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer induction; Cancer risk; Computed tomography; Radiation dose; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

CANCER INDUCTION; CANCER RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONS; EFFECTIVE DOSE; LOW DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION-EQUIVALENT; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80055068631     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.100496     Document Type: Article

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