Journal article
Cumulative Effective Doses From Radiologic Procedures for Pediatric Oncology Patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to estimate the cumulative effective doses (CEDs) from radiologic procedures for a cohort of pediatric oncology patients.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of the imaging histories of 150 pediatric oncology patients (30 each in 5 subgroups, that is, leukemia, lymphomas, brain tumors, neuroblastomas, and assorted solid tumors) for 5 years after diagnosis was performed. All procedures involving ionizing radiation were …
Authors
Ahmed BA; Connolly BL; Shroff P; Chong AL; Gordon C; Grant R; Greenberg ML; Thomas KE
Journal
, Vol. 126, No. 4, pp. e851–e858
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publication Date
October 1, 2010
DOI
10.1542/peds.2009-2675
ISSN
0031-4005