Cancer risks and radiation exposure from computed tomographic scans: how can we be sure that the benefits outweigh the risks?
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- DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.453
Cancer risks and radiation exposure from computed tomographic scans: how can we be sure that the benefits outweigh the risks?
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Projected cancer risks from computed tomographic scans performed in the United States in 2007.Arch Intern Med. 2009 Dec 14;169(22):2071-7. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.440. Arch Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 20008689 Free PMC article.
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Radiation dose associated with common computed tomography examinations and the associated lifetime attributable risk of cancer.Arch Intern Med. 2009 Dec 14;169(22):2078-86. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.427. Arch Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 20008690 Free PMC article.
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