Exposure To Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation From Medical Imaging Procedures

Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical …

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In general, cumulative effective doses of radiation from imaging procedures increased with advancing age and were higher in women than in men. Computed tomographic and nuclear imaging accounted for 75.4% of the cumulative effective dose, …

Exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation from Medical Imaging …

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Experimental and epidemiologic evidence has linked exposure to low-dose, ionizing radiation with the development of solid cancers and …

Radiation in Healthcare: Imaging Procedures | Radiation …

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There are possible short-term and long-term risks from the very low doses of radiation exposure from imaging procedures. Ionizing radiation can damage cell DNA, but in the low amounts used in each imaging procedure cells …

Radiation risk from medical imaging - Harvard Health

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Medical X-ray Imaging | FDA

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Risks from exposure to ionizing radiation include: a small increase in the possibility that a person exposed to X-rays will develop cancer later in life. (General information for …

Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Imaging …

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These types of imaging procedures have led to improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous medical conditions. At the same time, these types of exams …

Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical …

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Imaging procedures are an important source of exposure to ionizing radiation in the United States and can result in high cumulative effective doses of radiation, which …

Radiation Studies: Ionizing Radiation | CDC

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Our main exposure to ionizing radiation in manmade sources is through the use of diagnostic medical exams. Medical exams that use ionizing radiation include: X …

Exposure to ionising radiation from medical imaging: …

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One way of putting the doses of radiation from medical imaging into perspective is to compare them with the natural background radiation that we are all exposed to all of the …

Exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation From Cardiac …

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Exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation From Cardiac Procedures and Malignancy Risk in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Exposure to Low-Dose …