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Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging

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Evidence-Based Neuroimaging Diagnosis and Treatment

Part of the book series: Evidence-Based Imaging ((Evidence-Based Imag.))

Abstract

Medical radiation is used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The X-ray is an invisible beam of light that passes through the body and is altered by different tissues to create images. Imaging tests that use ionizing radiation include radiographs, fluoroscopy, nuclear imaging, and computerized tomography (CT) scans. Diagnostic imaging uses low-level radiation, defined as an effective dose (ED) <100–150 milli Sieverts (mSv).

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  1. Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Michael L. Loftus & Pina C. Sanelli

  2. Department of Radiology, Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

    Donald P. Frush

  3. Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Kimberly E. Applegate

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  1. Division of Neuroradiology-Neuroimaging, Department of Radiology, Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    L. Santiago Medina

  2. Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

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Loftus, M.L., Sanelli, P.C., Frush, D.P., Applegate, K.E. (2013). Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging. In: Medina, L.S., Sanelli, P.C., Jarvik, J.G. (eds) Evidence-Based Neuroimaging Diagnosis and Treatment. Evidence-Based Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3320-0_6

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