Radiation dose from common radiological investigations and cumulative exposure in children with cystic fibrosis: an observational study from a single UK centre

OBJECTIVES: Cumulative radiation exposure is associated with increased risk of malignancy. This is important in cystic fibrosis (CF) as frequent imaging is required to monitor disease progression and diagnose complications. Previous estimates of cumulative radiation are outdated as the imaging was p...

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Autores principales: Ward, Rebecca, Carroll, William D, Cunningham, Paula, Ho, Sheng-Ang, Jones, Mary, Lenney, Warren, Thompson, David, Gilchrist, Francis J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
Radiology and Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5724114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28827272
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017548

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5724114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28827272
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017548

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