Estimation and comparison of the effective dose and lifetime attributable risk of thyroid cancer between males and females in routine head computed tomography scans: a multicentre study.
Daryoush KhoramianMohammad HaghparastAdnan HonardariEbrahim NouriEsmail RanjbarRazagh Abedi-FriouzjahShiva ZarifiChoirul AnamMilad NajafzadehMahdieh Afkhami-ArdakniPublished in: Journal of medical radiation sciences (2024)
The study's results indicate that females have a higher LAR than males, which can be attributed to higher radiation sensitivity of the thyroid in females. Thus, additional care in the choice of scan parameters and irradiated scan field for female patients is recommended.
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