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Exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation from Medical Imaging Procedures

Reza Fazel, Harlan M. Krumholz, Yongfei Wang, Joseph S. Ross, Jersey Chen, Henry H. Ting, Nilay D. Shah, Khurram Nasir, Andrew J. Einstein, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu

New England Journal of Medicine · 2009 · 1.3K citations · 27 references

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Abstract

Imaging procedures are an important source of exposure to ionizing radiation in the United States and can result in high cumulative effective doses of radiation.

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民子 岩崎 · Isotope news · 2002 · 7.5K citations

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Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection

Postgraduate Medical Journal · 1961 · 5.9K citations · Full text

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Cancer risks attributable to low doses of ionizing radiation: Assessing what we really know

David J. Brenner, Richard Doll, D.T. Goodhead et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Estimating Risk of Cancer Associated With Radiation Exposure From 64-Slice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography

Andrew J. Einstein, Milena J. Henzlova, Sanjay Rajagopalan · JAMA · 2007 · 1.4K citations

Benefits and costs, an eternal balance

Adrian K. Dixon · Annals of the ICRP · 2007 · 1.3K citations

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