Methodology for estimating cancer risks of diagnostic medical exposure: With an example of the risks associated with computed tomography

Health Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 732-739

  Ivanov, Victor K ^a   Tsyb, Anatoly F ^a   Mettler, Fred A ^b   Menyaylo, Alexander N ^a   Kashcheev, Valery V ^a  

^a MEDICAL RADIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; computed tomography; dose; health effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869473402     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e31825c179f     Document Type: Article

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