Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Radiation Risk and Benefit–Risk Assessment for Different Screening Scenarios

Lung cancer is a severe disease that affects predominantly smokers and represents a leading cause of cancer death in Europe. Recent meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have yielded that low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening can significantly reduce lung cancer mortality in h...

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Main Authors: Elke A. Nekolla, Gunnar Brix, Jürgen Griebel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/2/364