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Thyroid Doses and Risks to Adult Patients Undergoing Neck CT Examinations

S.V. Tipnis, Maria Vittoria Spampinato, John P Hungerford, Walter Huda

American Journal of Roentgenology · 2015 · 27 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Patient sex and age are the most important factors in determining thyroid cancer risk, with the thyroid dose being secondary.

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