CT-radiation exposureK. Nieman
“Radiation exposure is a very serious patient safety issue, so we commend CMS for focusing on CT scans,” Binder told NBC News. The American College of Radiology (ACR) initially criticized the CMS plan but has since agreed to work with Alara Imaging, a company providing free software to ...
Despite the clinical benefits of CT imaging, concerns remain regarding the potential risks associated with exposure to ionizingradiation. To assess the potential risk of harmful biological effects from exposure toionizing radiation, understanding the mechanisms by which radiation damage and repair occur is...
Over the 7-year study period, 24,393 patients received 34,671 CT scans. The vast majority of patients (17,909) received a single CT. Twenty-six (0.1聽%) patients received more than ten CTs totaling 374 scans with an average radiation exposure of 83.4聽mSv. The maximum lifetime ...
There are no known health risks associated with having an MRI scan.How much?A CT scan A CT scan produces around 7 mSv, or around the same amount of radiation as you'd expect to absorb if you spent a year in Cornwall, where the sun exposure and radioactive rocks pump up the levels ...
Archives of Internal Medicine, 2009;169:2071-2077 10 Radiological Society of North America:Exposure to ionizing radiation and estimate of secondary cancers in the era ofhigh speed CT scanning. Presentation to 96th Scientific Assembly and AnnualMeeting, December1, 2010,http://rsna2010.rsna.org/...
Over one million European children undergo computed tomography (CT) scans annually. Although moderate- to high-dose ionizing radiation exposure is an established risk factor for hematological malignancies, risks at CT examination dose levels remain uncer
As such, this article (1) reviews the potential deleterious effects of ionizing radiation, (2) discusses why limiting radiation exposure in children is so important, (3) tells the history of pediatric CT radiation exposure concerns, (4) explains the interventions that took place to address these...
Einstein, MD, PhD JAMA Abstract Context Cardiac computed tomography (CT) angiography (CCTA) has emerged as a useful diagnostic imaging modality in the assessment of coronary artery disease. However, the potential risks due to exposure to ionizing radiation associated with CCTA have raised concerns. ...
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