ReviewThe British journal of radiology2021
Epidemiological studies of CT scans and cancer risk: the state of the science.
Review in The British journal of radiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 34 papers.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Systematic evaluation and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound contrast in predicting the efficacy of systemic therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- The impact of arm position on image quality and radiation dose in pediatric toddler chest computed tomography: a phantom and clinical study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Communicating radiation risk in healthcare: an ethical imperative amidst scientific uncertainty.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Occupational exposure to ionising radiation and central nervous system tumour mortality: a pooled analysis of Korean, French and US medical radiation workers.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of brain and other central nervous system cancers from 1990 to 2021, and projections to 2035: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Cancer Risk Associated With Radiological Examinations: 2025 Updates.Korean journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Comprehensive linkage between molecular biology and imaging radiomics for thyroid nodules.World journal of radiology · 2025Article
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- CT scanning and questions about benefit versus risk.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2025Article
- Routine CT Diagnostics Cause Dose-Dependent Gene Expression Changes in Peripheral Blood Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Respiratory Support Strategies for Surgical Neonates: A Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Recurrent medical imaging exposures for the care of patients: one way forward.European radiology · 2024Review
- Ultrashort Echo Time and Fast Field Echo Imaging for Spine Bone Imaging with Application in Spondylolysis Evaluation.Computation (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- CT radiation exposure and cancer risk: from knowing to acting.Pediatric radiology · 2024Article
- Cumulative Dose from Recurrent CT Scans: Exploring the DNA Damage Response in Human Non-Transformed Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- In search of subcortical and cortical morphologic alterations of a normal brain through aging: an investigation by computed tomography scan.Anatomy & cell biology · 2024Article
- Ultra-low-dose computed tomography and chest X-ray in follow-up of high-grade soft tissue sarcoma-a prospective comparative study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Adult Computed Tomography Urography Exams.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
20 years ago, 3 manuscripts describing doses and potential cancer risks from CT scans in children raised awareness of a growing public health problem. We reviewed the epidemiological studies that were initiated in response to these concerns that assessed cancer risks from CT scans using medical record linkage. We evaluated the study methodology and findings and provide recommendations for optimal study design for new efforts. We identified 17 eligible studies; 13 with published risk estimates, and 4 in progress. There was wide variability in the study methodology, however, which made comparison of findings challenging. Key differences included whether the study focused on childhood or adulthood exposure, radiosensitive outcomes (
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