American College of Radiology / Women’s Hospital / MD University of California / University of California / University School / /
IndustryTerm
dose-length product / medical imaging procedures / unnecessary imaging / energy / estimated using the dose-length product / /
MedicalCondition
cancers / higher cancer / Projected cancer / Cancer / additional cancer / suspected pulmonary embolism / suspected stroke CT / suspected stroke / suspected aneurysm / patient’s baseline cancer / pulmonary embolism / radiation-induced cancer / increased cancer / /
MedicalTreatment
Radiation / /
NaturalFeature
San Francisco Bay / /
Organization
New York University School of Medicine New York / MPP Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston / U.S. Food and Drug Administration / FDA / MPH Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York / MD University of California / American College of Radiology / MPH Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston / Women’s Hospital Boston / University of California / San Francisco / /
Person
Asaf Bitton / Yael Schenker / Arch Intern / Ula Hwang / Nirav R. Shah / Ashish K. Jha / Mark W. Friedberg / Jason P. Block / /
Position
technologist / routine head / physician / Butler / /
ProvinceOrState
Pennsylvania / California / Connecticut / /
Technology
Radiation / x-ray / tomography / DLP / medical diagnostic / medical imaging / /
OUTCOMES RESEARCH IN REVIEW Radiation Dose and Risk of Cancer from CT Scans Smith-Bindman R, Lipson J, Marcus R, et al. Radiation dose associated with common computed tomography examinations and the associated lifetime