title: [Preliminary experiences with low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening in Hungary].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate of all types of cancers both in developed countries and Hungary.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To obtain experience and facilitate the application of low-dose computed tomography-based lung cancer screening as a targeted public health screening procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Volunteers without thoracic complaints above the age of 40 years (n = 963) were screened for lung cancer using digital chest radiography and low-dose computed tomography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two lung cancers were found among the participants screened with digital chest radiography (0.2%). After informed consent, 173 individuals with normal chest radiography findings (n = 943) took the opportunity to voluntarily participate in low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer. After 3 or 12 months, 65 individuals had follow up control examinations based on the size and characteristics of the detected lesions. Among them, one participant was found to have lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate that low-dose computed tomography-based lung cancer screening as a public health screening procedure can enhance the success of screening with 50% (from 0.2% to 0.3%). The cost-benefit ratio can be raised if chest radiography is performed prior to the low-dose computed tomography examination.
authors.affiliation: Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház Kaposvár Tallián Gyula u. 20-32. 7400.
authors.forename: Mariann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moizs
authors.affiliation: Kaposvári Egyetem Egészségügyi Centrum Kaposvár.
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bajzik
authors.affiliation: Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház Kaposvár Tallián Gyula u. 20-32. 7400 Kaposvári Egyetem Egészségügyi Centrum Kaposvár.
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lelovics
authors.affiliation: Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház Kaposvár Tallián Gyula u. 20-32. 7400.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rakvács
authors.affiliation: Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház Kaposvár Tallián Gyula u. 20-32. 7400.
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strausz
authors.affiliation: Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház Kaposvár Tallián Gyula u. 20-32. 7400 Kaposvári Egyetem Egészségügyi Centrum Kaposvár.
authors.forename: Imre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Repa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008400:Mass Chest X-Ray; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: LDCT; alacsony dózisú CT-alapú tüdőrákszűrés; lung cancer; lung screening; tüdőrák; tüdőszűrés