Predicted cancer risks induced by computed tomography examinations during childhood, by a quantitative risk assessment approach

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-54

  Journy, Neige ^a   Ancelet, Sophie ^a   Rehel, Jean Luc ^a   Mezzarobba, Myriam ^a   Aubert, Bernard ^a   Laurier, Dominique ^a   Bernier, Marie Odile ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computed tomography; Ionizing radiation; Low doses; Pediatric; Quantitative risk assessment; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; HOSPITALS; IONIZING RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS; CANCER; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELS; EXCESS RELATIVE RISKS; LOW DOSE; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RADIATION-INDUCED; UNCERTAINTY INTERVALS;

DISEASES;

ADULT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEWBORN; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84895924496     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-013-0491-8     Document Type: Article

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