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Radiation Risk Management in Low Dose MDCT Screening Programs

Lung Cancer Screening Including Pulmonary Nodule Management

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Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography

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Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world, with almost one million deaths annually (Parkin et al. 1999). There are more deaths from lung cancer in the United States (US) than from the three next most common cancer- related causes of death (colorectal, breast, and prostate). It was estimated that in 2005, in the US alone, there would be more than 170,000 new cases of lung cancer, with approximately 163,000 related deaths (Jemal et al. 2005). Given these discouraging statistics, it is paramount to try to find the means of decreasing the mortality from this disease.

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Coche, E. (2007). Radiation Risk Management in Low Dose MDCT Screening Programs. In: Tack, D., Gevenois, P.A. (eds) Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68575-3_16

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