title: Radiation exposure from diagnostic procedures in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
abstract: Radiation exposure is associated with an increased risk of secondary cancers. Knowing the approximate radiation exposure from diagnostic procedures in the rst year after a breast cancer diagnosis could help educate patients and allow physicians to monitor them more closely for potential risks.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; and Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. lchaudhary@mcw.edu.
authors.forename: Lubna N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Sijin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murano
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Sobha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurian
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Ginger
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Layne
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; and Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Jame
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abraham
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