Effective doses and associated age-related risks for common paediatric diagnostic nuclear medicine and PET procedures at a large Australian paediatric hospital.
Victoria Jean EarlLuke J BakerAmanda Alison PerdomoPublished in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2021)
Typical effective doses from common paediatric nuclear medicine and PET studies and the associated lifetime risk of cancer incidence and level of risk have been established for our institution. This can be used to convey risks to health professionals, patients and carers in ways that are easy to understand and compare with other everyday risks.
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