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Whole-Body PET/CT Scanning: Estimation of Radiation Dose and Cancer Risk | Synapse

February 27, 2009

Whole-Body PET/CT Scanning: Estimation of Radiation Dose and Cancer Risk

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Whole-body PET/CT scanning is accompanied by substantial radiation dose and cancer risk. Thus, examinations should be clinically justified, and measures should be taken to reduce the dose.

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Huang et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d90ac45e21d3d3009f567b https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2511081300

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