Published 2008 | Version v1
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Estimating risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from 64-slice computerized tomographic coronary angiography

Creators

Description

To determine the lifetime attributable risk (LAR) of cancer incidence associated with computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) and to assess the influence of age, gender, and scan protocol on cancer risk. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1147-EC%20v6n4%20167-168.pdf

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URL
http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1147-EC%20v6n4%20167-168.pdf;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Einstein
Journal Volume
6
Journal Issue
4,pt.2
Journal Page Range
p. 167-168
ISSN
1679-4508

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
42029393
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; LIFETIME; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RISK ASSESSMENT
Descriptors DEC
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DOSES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; SIMULATION; TOMOGRAPHY

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Notes
Also available from JAMA. 2007; 298(3):317-23.