Radiation exposure from CT scans in childhood and subsequent risk of leukaemia and brain tumours: a retrospective cohort study

Volume: 380, Issue: 9840, Pages: 499 - 505
Published: Aug 4, 2012
Abstract
Methods In our retrospective cohort study , we included patients without previous cancer diagnoses who were fi rst examined with CT in National Health Service (NHS) centres in England, W ales, or Scotland (Great Britain) between 1985 and 2002, when they were younger than 22 years of age. We obtained data for cancer incidence, mortality, and loss to follow-up from the NHS Central Registry from Jan 1, 1985, to Dec 31, 2008. We estimated absorbed...
Paper Details
Title
Radiation exposure from CT scans in childhood and subsequent risk of leukaemia and brain tumours: a retrospective cohort study
Published Date
Aug 4, 2012
Journal
Volume
380
Issue
9840
Pages
499 - 505
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