Iodine dose of administered contrast media affects the level of radiation-induced DNA damage during cardiac CT scans

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to investigate the contributing effect of contrast media (CM) iodine dose on radiation-induced DNA damage in blood lymphocytes during a cardiac CT scan. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The minipigs were exposed 12 times in total to a fixed cardiac CT scan protocol. An...

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Main Authors: Van Cauteren, T, Honoria Da Silva, E, Van Gompel, G, Kersemans, V, Sermon, K, De Mey, J, Buls, N
Format: Journal article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: American Roentgen Ray Society 2019