Cumulative ionizing radiation exposure in patients with end stage kidney disease: A 6-year retrospective analysis

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 632-638

  Coyle, Joe ^a   Kinsella, Sinead ^a   McCarthy, Siobhain ^a   MacWilliams, Sebastian ^a   McLaughlin, Patrick ^a   Eustace, Joseph ^a   Maher, Michael M ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cumulative effective dose; End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER MORTALITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84864288019     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9786-x     Document Type: Review

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