Risk of Radiation-Induced Cancer
Risk of radiation induced cancer from screening mammography
... the risk of radiation-induced breast cancer and breast cancer mortality reduction by screening ...the risk of radiation-induced fatal breast cancers, the ...
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A method for calculating effective lifetime risk of radiation induced cancer from screening mammography
... 1µGy radiation dose during screening ...lifetime risk of radiation-induced cancer between clients with average and high breast cancer ...
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The EOS 2D/3D X-ray imaging system : a cost-effectiveness analysis quantifying the health benefits from reduced radiation exposure
... in radiation dose. This translates into lower lifetime risk of cancer but since the risk of radiation-induced cancer associated with X-ray exposure is small (of the order ...
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Mathematical modelling of radiation induced cancer risk from breast screening by mammography
... the radiation dose received by 20 different body organs (indicated in Figure ...measure radiation doses across a wide range (1 pGy-10 Gy) with linear response at this energy range (according to the ...
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Evaluation of the Knowledge of CT Scan Prescribers on Patients’ Radioprotection in Senegal
... ionizing radiation has become the most important source of irradiation in the ...this radiation determine the implementation of radioprotection measures recommended by international and national ...the ...
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Radiation-Induced Second Cancer Risk Estimates From Radionuclide Therapy
... relative risk (ERR) for radiation-induced cancer in these structures was then derived from these dose estimates following the recommendations set forth in the BEIR VII ...The ...
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Association of Radiation Doses and Cancer Risks from CT Pulmonary Angiography Examinations in Relation to Body Effective Diameter
... may induced cancer risk when compared to other imaging modalities (Foley et ...of radiation-induced cancer risk to the populations (Halid et ...
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Organ Dose Distribution and Estimated Cancer Risk to Paediatric Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
... the cancer risk. The specific groupings of potential types of cancer for which evaluated radiation- induced risks are available are leukemia, breast (for female) cancer, lung ...
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A Risk Coefficient for Radiation Induced Dementia
... excess risk of dementia related to dose [63] [64] ...no radiation dose-related effect although the preva- lence in the cohort was much higher than in ...the radiation cancer studies makes the ...
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<p>Comparison of Radiation-Induced Secondary Malignancy Risk Between Sequential and Simultaneous Integrated Boost for the Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy versus Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy</p>
... 3D-CRT. Radiation exposure of a large volume of non-target tissue might have a negative impact in terms of secondary cancer risk ...of radiation-induced second malignancy is ...of ...
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Identification of women with an increased risk of developing radiation induced breast cancer: a case only study
... breast cancer, for example because of the presence of a family history of the disease, alerting the physician to a potentially more aggressive course of the disease, selection bias might arise in our case- only ...
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Estimated radiation risk of cancer from dental cone-beam computed tomography imaging in orthodontics patients
... The cancer risk from the exposure to ionizing radiation was estimated by using the BEIR VII (Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation VII) report model [23] and the PCXMC ...the risk ...
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Radiation induced Proctocolitis - Risk factors and Correlation of Symptoms with Colonoscopy.
... of radiation on normal tissues , such effects remain the principle limitation of ...powerful radiation sources could be effective in destroying most, if not all, tumors, no ideal method exists to deliver ...
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Mouse Models for Radiation Induced Breast Cancer
... Abstract Radiation is a widely known, and prototypical, inducer of genotoxic ...ionizing radiation, lesions and breaks are induced in the DNA, increasing an individual’s lifetime risk of ...
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Radiation-induced esophagitis in lung cancer
... Abstract: Radiation-induced esophagitis is the most common local acute toxicity of radio- therapy (RT) delivered for the curative or palliative intent treatment of lung ...esophagitis risk, ...
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Risk of Radiation Induced Carotid Artery Stenosis in Supraclavicular Lymph Node Irradiation in Breast Cancer Patients
... The risk of carotid vessel stenosis is high after radiotherapy (RT) to neck; however, carotid vessels are unavoidable during supraclavicular (SC-RT) in adjuvant treatment of breast cancer ...at risk ...
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MMP-1 promoter polymorphism is associated with risk of radiation-induced lung injury in lung cancer patients treated with radiotherapy
... The end-point for this study was the time for developing grade ≥ 2 RILI, which was calculated from the start of radiotherapy. The data from patients who did not experience grade ≥ 2 RILI within 12 months of radiotherapy ...
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Biokinetics, dosimetry, and radiation risk in infants after 99mTc-MAG3 scans
... percentage risk in 100,000 persons for the development of stochastic radiation-induced effects for “lifetime attributable risk” and “future ...attributable risk (LAR) estimates the ...
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Genetic Determinants of Breast Cancer Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors.
... influence risk of radiation-induced breast cancer in this group of individuals, Morton and colleagues (7) performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS), which they report in this issue of ...
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Prevention and Treatment of Radiation Induced Skin Damage in Breast Cancer
... (Dermatologist, Radiation Oncol- ogist, Surgeon or Medical Oncologist), often without a multidisciplinary ...and risk fac- tors evaluation for the onset of cutaneous toxicity are necessary to plan the most ...
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