The use of computed tomography in pediatrics and the associated radiation exposure and estimated cancer risk

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 700-707

  Miglioretti, Diana L ^a,k   Johnson, Eric ^a   Williams, Andrew ^b   Greenlee, Robert T ^c   Weinmann, Sheila ^d   Solberg, Leif I ^e   Feigelson, Heather Spencer ^f   Roblin, Douglas ^g   Flynn, Michael J ^h   Vanneman, Nicholas ⁱ   Smith Bindman, Rebecca ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^e HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Kaiser Permanente Colorado   (United States)

^g Center for Health Research   (United States)

^h HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

ⁱ GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKEMIA; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIATION RESPONSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; THORAX SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84881536719     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.311     Document Type: Article

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