Biological effects of low-dose radiation from computed tomography scanning

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 326-333

  Ma, Shumei ^a   Kong, Boyu ^a   Liu, Bing ^a   Liu, Xiaodong ^a,b  

^a Center for Radiological Research   (China)

^b CHINA JAPAN UNION HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Computed tomography (CT); Deterministic effect; Low dose radiation (LDR); Stochastic effect

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; GERMANY; HEREDITY; HORMESIS; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION BIOLOGY; POPULATION EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; X RAY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84877292944     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2013.756595     Document Type: Article

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