Trends of Increasing Medical Radiation Exposure in a Population Hospitalized for Cardiovascular Disease (1970-2009)

Academic Article
Publication Date:
2012
abstract:
Background: High radiation doses employed in cardiac imaging may increase cancer frequency in exposed patients after decades. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative trends in medical radiation exposure in a population hospitalized for cardiovascular disease.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
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Handle:
https://iris.cnr.it/handle/20.500.14243/296939
Published in:
PLOS ONE
Journal