Radiation epidemiology and recent paediatric computed tomography studies

Annals of the ICRP

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 236-248

  Boice, J D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT examinations; Radiation epidemiology; Reverse causation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSIMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; INFANT; NEOPLASMS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930175305     PISSN: 01466453     EISSN: 1872969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146645315575877     Document Type: Article

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