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30 Νοε 2022 · There is still uncertainty on whether ionizing radiation from CT scans can increase the risks of cancer. This study aimed to identify the association of cumulative ionizing radiation from CT scans with pertaining cancer risks in adults.
4 Οκτ 2012 · The major challenges posed by pregnancy, radiosensitive breast tissue, lactation, and an inability to easily exclude ovaries from the imaging field make female patients particularly vulnerable to medical imaging radiation exposure.
Exposure to medical radiation from CT scans was associated with elevated risk of thyroid cancer (OR = 2.55, 95% CI = 2.36 to 2.75) and leukemia (OR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.42 to 1.68). The elevated risk of thyroid cancer and leukemia in association with medical CT was stronger in women than in men.
When a pregnant woman with suspected appendicitis is referred for a CT scan, what should a radiologist do to minimize potential radiation risks? Pediatr Radiol. 2004;34:589–590. doi: 10.1007/s00247-004-1206-8.
1 Ιουλ 2013 · Any one person in the U.S. has a 20 percent chance of dying from cancer. Therefore, a single CT scan increases the average patient's risk of developing a fatal tumor from 20 to...
4 Δεκ 2023 · Recurrent CT scans and CT whole abdomen contribute high radiation dose to the patients. LAR for breast cancer incidence of young female underwent CT whole abdomen was 82 in 100,000 with breast dose of 148 mGy.
21 Ιουν 2013 · Brenner and Elliston conducted an analysis to estimate radiation risk from whole-body CT screening. They estimated that one full-body CT scan in a 45-year-old person confers an increased lifetime risk of cancer death of 0.08%, which is approximately 1 in 1250 people.
