Radiation Exposure and Lifetime Attributable Risk of Cancer Incidence and Mortality from Low- and Standard-Dose CT Chest: Implications for COVID-19 Pneumonia Subjects

Since the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, there has been an unprecedented increase in the acquisition of chest computed tomography (CT) scans. Nearly 616 million people have been infected by COVID-19 worldwide to date, of whom many were subjected to CT scanning. CT exposes the pa...

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Main Authors: Mandeep Garg, Vahid Karami, Javad Moazen, Thomas Kwee, Ashu Seith Bhalla, Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei, Yu-Hsuan Joni Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/12/3043