Childhood exposure to external ionising radiation and solid cancer risk.
The increasing use of ionising radiation for diagnostic purposes has raised concern about potential iatrogenic damage, especially in children. In this review, we discuss some aspects of radiation-induced cancer in relation to age at exposure and measures that should be taken for limiting exposure in this sensitive population.
Sadetzki
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Cancer and Radiation Epidemiology Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Tel Hashomer, Israel. siegals@gertner.health.gov.il
Mandelzweig
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