Exposure to ionizing radiation from cardiovascular imaging and therapeutic procedures may be a considerable unrecognized risk for subsequent cancer development.
Hygeia Hospital, Maroussi Athens, Greece.
Emmanouil N
EN
Karatzis
Peter G
PG
Danias
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors