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BMJ· 2013Q1

Cancer risk in 680 000 people exposed to computed tomography scans in childhood or adolescence: data linkage study of 11 million Australians

John D. Mathews, A. Forsythe, Zoe Brady, Marcus W. Butler et al.

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Children and adolescents exposed to CT scans had a 24% higher overall cancer incidence compared to unexposed individuals, with risk increasing by 0.16 for each additional scan and being higher for younger ages at exposure.

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Field: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

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