Published September 1982
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Journal article
Analysis of risk in computerized tomography and other diagnostic radiology procedures
Creators
- 1. Department of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Description
Medical practice entails continuous risks to the patient taken in good faith by the physician for the benefit of the patient. Risk of radiation induced cancer death approximates 10(-4) per cGy (rad). Assuming an average whole body dose of 0.1 cGy for many diagnostic X-ray procedures, the probability of radiation-induced cancer death is about 10(-5). The purpose of this paper is to compare the risks of common diagnostic X-ray procedures including computerized tomography (CT) with risks of smoking or automobile travel. Such comparisons should be constructive in putting radiation in perspective and facilitating explanation of risk/benefit to patients
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Comput. Radiol.
- Journal Volume
- 6
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Series
- Comput. Radiol.
- Journal Page Range
- 251-256
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15006131
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RISK ANALYSIS; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEDICINE; RADIATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY