Estimating the risk associated with computerized tomography doses

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5157642

Yalcintas, M G; Leggett, R W; Dunning, D E; Nalcioglu, O

The largest annual whole- body dose to the US population from man-made radiation is from medical sources. According to the BEIR report, the use of diagnostic x-rays by the medical profession has increased in recent years at an annual rate of 1 to 4%. Risk factors developed by the BEIR committee can be used to estimate the risk to the population due to the exposure incurred through medical radiography. In this paper, these risk factors are employed to obtain an estimate of risk due to radiation exposure from computerized tomography (CT).

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); California Univ., Irvine (USA). Dept. of Radiological Sciences
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5157642
• Report Number(s): CONF-791103-81
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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