Diagnostic radiological examinations and risk of intracranial tumours in adults-findings from the Interphone Study.
Anssi AuvinenElisabeth CardisMaria BlettnerMonika MoissonnierSiegal SadetzkiGraham GilesChristoffer JohansenAnthony J SwerdlowAngus CookSarah FlemingGabriele Berg-BeckhoffIvano IavaroneMarie-Elise ParentAlistair WoodwardTore TynesMary McBrideDan KrewskiMaria FeychingToru TakebayashiBruce ArmstrongMartine HoursJack SiemiatyckiSusanna LagorioSigne Benzon LarsenMinouk SchoemakerLars KlaeboeStefan LönnJoachim Schuznull nullPublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)
There was no consistent evidence for increased risks of brain tumours with X-ray examinations, although error from selection and recall bias cannot be completely excluded. A cautious interpretation is warranted for the observed association between isotope scans and meningioma.