Radiation exposure from CT scans in childhood and subsequent risk of leukaemia and brain tumours: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Although CT scans are very useful clinically, potential cancer risks exist from associated ionising radiation, in particular for children who are more radiosensitive than adults. We aimed to assess the excess risk of leukaemia and brain tumours after CT scans in a cohort of children and...

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Autores principales: Pearce, Mark S, Salotti, Jane A, Little, Mark P, McHugh, Kieran, Lee, Choonsik, Kim, Kwang Pyo, Howe, Nicola L, Ronckers, Cecile M, Rajaraman, Preetha, Craft, Alan W, Parker, Louise, de González, Amy Berrington
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22681860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60815-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22681860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60815-0

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