Leukemia and brain tumors among children after radiation exposure from CT scans: design and methodological opportunities of the Dutch Pediatric CT Study

Computed tomography (CT) scans are indispensable in modern medicine; however, the spectacular rise in global use coupled with relatively high doses of ionizing radiation per examination have raised radiation protection concerns. Children are of particular concern because they are more sensitive to r...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of epidemiology 2014-04, Vol.29 (4), p.293-301
Hauptverfasser: Meulepas, Johanna M., Ronckers, Cécile M., Smets, Anne M. J. B., Nievelstein, Rutger A. J., Jahnen, Andreas, Lee, Choonsik, Kieft, Mariëtte, Laméris, Johan S., van Herk, Marcel, Greuter, Marcel J. W., Jeukens, Cécile R. L. P. N., van Straten, Marcel, Visser, Otto, van Leeuwen, Flora E., Hauptmann, Michael
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