Abstract
The authors provide estimates of lifetime cancer mortality risks from both single and annual full-body CT examinations. These risk estimates are needed to assess the utility of full-body CT examinations from both an individual and a public health perspective.
Keywords
MedicineAttributable riskLung cancerPopulationCancerNuclear medicineRisk factorRelative riskConfidence intervalRadiologyEnvironmental healthInternal medicine
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- 2004
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 232
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 735-738
- Citations
- 681
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David J. Brenner,
Carl D. Elliston
(2004).
Estimated Radiation Risks Potentially Associated with Full-Body CT Screening.
Radiology
, 232
(3)
, 735-738.
https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2323031095
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- DOI
- 10.1148/radiol.2323031095