| Identifier |
20060228_nanos_posters_046.pdf |
| Title |
CT Scanning in Pediatric and Adult Populations: Is the Radiation Dose Exposure Significant? |
| Creator |
R. Turbin |
| Affiliation |
UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark |
| Subject |
Radiation; Cancer; Risk; Dose; Fatal |
| Description |
An extensive study overseen by the US National Academy of Sciences concerning 100,000 survivors of the World War II A bomb attack provides long term estimates of risk of excess cancer. Data concerning the population exposed to low dose radiation (0-20 rem) is now available. The radiation exposure of typical CT imaging studies falls within this dose range. |
| Date |
2006-02-28 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2006 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2006: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6x66t96 |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
181090 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x66t96 |
