Scientific Research
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Estimated risks of radiation-induced fatal cancer from pediatric CT
Brenner D, Elliston C, Hall E, Berdon W. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001 Feb;176(2):289-96.
An analysis of organ doses from CT scans in children showed that pediatric CT could result in significantly increased lifetime cancer risk from CT radiation.
Epidemiological studies of CT scans and cancer risk: the state of the science
Berrington de Gonzalez A, Pasqual E, Veiga L. Br J Radiol. 2021 Oct 1;94(1126):20210471
A metanalysis of 17 published studies assessing cancer risk from CT Scans concluded the evidence linking the two continues to grow.
CT Scans and Cancer Risks: A Systematic Review and Dose-response Meta-analysis
Cao CF, Ma KL, Shan H, Liu TF, Zhao SQ, Wan Y, Jun-Zhang, Wang HQ.BMC Cancer. 2022 Nov 30;22(1):1238.
A meta analysis of 111.6 million adult patients from 3 continents (Asia, Europe and America), this meta‐analysis identifies an inordinately increased risk of cancer from CT scans for adults.
Radiation exposure from CT scans in childhood and subsequent risk of leukaemia and brain tumours: a retrospective cohort studyYour Title Goes Here
Pearce MS, Salotti JA, Little MP, McHugh K, Lee C, Kim KP, Howe NL, Ronckers CM, Rajaraman P, Sir Craft AW, Parker L, Berrington de González A. Lancet. 2012 Aug 4;380(9840):499-505
A retrospective cohort study of children in the UK demonstrated a positive association between radiation form CT scans and brain cancer / leukemia risk.
Cancer risk in 680,000 people exposed to computed tomography scans in childhood or adolescence: data linkage study of 11 million AustraliansYour Title Goes Here
Mathews JD, Forsythe AV, Brady Z, Butler MW, Goergen SK, Byrnes GB, Giles GG, Wallace AB, Anderson PR, Guiver TA, McGale P, Cain TM, Dowty JG, Bickerstaffe AC, Darby SC. BMJ. 2013 May 21;346:f2360. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2360.
Population based cohort study in Australia demonstrated a 24% increase in cancer risk in children.
Brain cancer after radiation exposure from CT examinations of children and young adults: results from the EPI-CT cohort study
Hauptmann M, Byrnes G, Cardis E, Bernier MO, Blettner M, Dabin J, Engels H, Istad TS, Johansen C, Kaijser M, Kjaerheim K, Journy N, Meulepas JM, Moissonnier M, Ronckers C, Thierry-Chef I, Le Cornet L, Jahnen A, Pokora R, Bosch de Basea M, Figuerola J, Maccia C, Nordenskjold A, Harbron RW, Lee C, Simon SL, Berrington de Gonzalez A, Schüz J, Kesminiene A. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Jan;24(1):45-53.
A retrospective cohort study with pooled data of children and young adults from 9 European countries observed a significant dose response relationship between ct related radiation exposure and brain cancer risk.
Exposure to Tomographic Scans and Cancer Risks
Yu-Hsuan Shao, Kevin Tsai, Sinae Kim, Yu-Jen Wu, Kitaw Demissie JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2020 Feb; 4(1):
A nested case control study in a cohort of adults in Taiwan showed exposure to medical radiation from Ct scans was associated with a risk of thyroid cancer and leukemia.