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Glamour, expression, and consequences of tattoos in radiation treatment

It is estimated that approximately 24% of the US population has at least one tattoo. However, tattoo ink ingredients include heavy metals (high atomic number Z) that are not regulated, which can cause skin reactions. This study investigates the dosimetric effects in surface dose due to high-Z elemen...

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Autores principales: Galavis, Paulina E., Sanfilippo, Nicholas J., Das, Indra J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6685677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31390347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220030