Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5727206 | Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In patients undergoing 99mTc MDP bone scans, treatment with oral antioxidants before scanning significantly prevented DNA damage in PBMCs. Antioxidants may provide an effective means to protect patients and health care professionals from radiation-induced DNA damage during imaging studies.
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Authors
Nivethan MSc, Joe MD, Hussein MD, David MD, PhD, Kieran MD, FRCPC, FSIR,