Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2971543 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Heart transplant patients are exposed to a 3.5 times greater dose of radiation per year compared with radiation from medical imaging in general population. The lifetime increase in cancer risk estimated from population studies was small. Although, there was a decreasing trend of radiation exposure during the study period, further reductions in radiation doses may be possible by the use of alternative imaging and non-imaging investigations.
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Authors
Mumin MRCP, Jane MIPEM, Nicholas R. FRCP,