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Survival adjusted cancer risks attributable to radiation exposure from cardiac catheterisations in children

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the risk of developing cancer in relation to the typical radiation doses received from a range of X-ray guided cardiac catheterisations in children, taking variable survival into account. METHODS: Radiation doses were estimated for 2749 procedures undertaken at five UK hospit...

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Autores principales: Harbron, Richard W, Chapple, Claire-Louise, O'Sullivan, John J, Best, Kate E, Berrington de González, Amy, Pearce, Mark S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5529982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27540181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309773