Estimated Radiation Risks Potentially Associated with Full-Body CT Screening

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Abstract

The authors provide estimates of lifetime cancer mortality risks from both single and annual full-body CT examinations. These risk estimates are needed to assess the utility of full-body CT examinations from both an individual and a public health perspective.

Topics & Keywords

Radiation Dose and Imaging Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Radiology practices and education

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Radiology

Volume 232, Issue 3, pp. 735-738

DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2323031095

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