Radiodiagnostic imaging in pregnancy and the risk of childhood malignancy: raising the bar.
Eduardo Franco and Guy-Anne Turgeon discuss new findings from Joel Ray and colleagues on the cancer risk following prenatal exposure to radiodiagnostic imaging, and where new research needs to be focused.
Franco
Eduardo L
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Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. eduardo.franco@mcgill.ca
Turgeon
Guy-Anne
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects*