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Radiation Exposure from CT Examinations in Japan

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) is the largest source of medical radiation exposure to the general population, and is considered a potential source of increased cancer risk. The aim of this study was to assess the current situation of CT use in Japan, and to investigate variations in radiation...

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Autores principales: Tsushima, Yoshito, Taketomi-Takahashi, Ayako, Takei, Hiroyuki, Otake, Hidenori, Endo, Keigo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21044293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-10-24