Are the studies on cancer risk from CT scans biased by indication? Elements of answer from a large-scale cohort study in France

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 185-193

  Journy, N ^a   Rehel, J L ^a   Ducou Le Pointe, H ^b   Lee, C ^c   Brisse, H ^d   Chateil, J F ^e   Caer Lorho, S ^a   Laurier, D ^a   Bernier, M O ^a  

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

^b ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^e HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

cancer risk; cohort study; computed tomography; indication bias; paediatrics; radiation protection; radiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; X RAY; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84920643326     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.526     Document Type: Article

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