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CT Radiation and the Risk of Cancer

CT Radiation and the Risk of Cancer The paper covers three points. First, the doses we use for CT are higher than widely reported and are higher than what is needed for diagnosis and should be reduced. Second, these doses are in the range where extensive evidence indicates they will cause enough cancers to support efforts to reduce dose and therefore this risk. Third, that precise quantification of the risks from imaging radiation is less important than understanding that the risks are real, albeit small, and worth reducing, and that this reduction must be achieved using systems-based approaches. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Radiology Reports Springer Journals

CT Radiation and the Risk of Cancer

Current Radiology Reports , Volume 3 (2) – Jan 17, 2015

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 by Springer Science+Business Media New York
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Imaging / Radiology
eISSN
2167-4825
DOI
10.1007/s40134-014-0085-5
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Abstract

The paper covers three points. First, the doses we use for CT are higher than widely reported and are higher than what is needed for diagnosis and should be reduced. Second, these doses are in the range where extensive evidence indicates they will cause enough cancers to support efforts to reduce dose and therefore this risk. Third, that precise quantification of the risks from imaging radiation is less important than understanding that the risks are real, albeit small, and worth reducing, and that this reduction must be achieved using systems-based approaches.

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Current Radiology ReportsSpringer Journals

Published: Jan 17, 2015

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