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- Title
Risk of cancer from diagnostic X-rays: estimates for the UK and 14 other countries.
- Authors
Berrington de González, Amy; Darby, Sarah
- Abstract
Diagnostic X-rays are the largest man-made source of radiation exposure to the general population, contributing about 14% of the total annual exposure worldwide from all sources. Although diagnostic X-rays provide great benefits, that their use involves some small risk of developing cancer is generally accepted. Our aim was to estimate the extent of this risk on the basis of the annual number of diagnostic X-rays undertaken in the UK and in 14 other developed countries.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2004, Vol 363, Issue 9406, p345
- ISSN
1474-547X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15433-0