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- Title
Low-dose lung computed tomography screening before age 55: estimates of the mortality reduction required to outweigh the radiation-induced cancer risk.
- Authors
Berrington de González, Amy; Kim, Kwang Pyo; Berg, Christine D
- Abstract
To estimate the risk of radiation-induced lung cancer mortality from three annual low-dose lung computed tomography (CT) screens before age 55 years (starting at age 30, 40 or 50) and the mortality reduction from screening (i.e. the efficacy) needed to outweigh these risks for never and current-smokers. The risk of radiation-induced breast cancer was also estimated for women.
- Publication
Journal of medical screening, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 3, p153
- ISSN
0969-1413
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1258/jms.2008.008052