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- Title
Coronary artery calcification screening: estimated radiation dose and cancer risk.
- Authors
Kim, Kwang Pyo; Einstein, Andrew J; Berrington de González, Amy
- Abstract
Multidetector computed tomography has been proposed as a tool for routine screening for coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic individuals. As proposed, such screening could involve tens of millions of individuals, but detailed estimates of radiation doses and potential risk of radiation-induced cancer are not currently available. We estimated organ-specific radiation doses and associated cancer risks from coronary artery calcification screening with multidetector computed tomography according to patient age, frequency of screening, and scan protocol.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2009, Vol 169, Issue 13, p1188
- ISSN
1538-3679
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2009.162