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The Biologic Effects of Low-Level Radiation

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Pediatric PET Imaging

Abstract

Few topics engender more vigorous debate than the biologic effects of low-level radiation and selection of a mathematical model to predict the incidence of cancer. A recent review on radiation risk stated (1):

  • The A-bomb survivors represent the best source of data for risk estimates of radiation-induced cancer.

  • It is clear that children are ten times more sensitive than adults to the induction of cancer.

  • There are no assumptions, and no extrapolation indicated.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Toronto, Division Head of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada

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    Martin Charron MD, FRCP(C) (Professor, Head of Research for Diagnostic Imaging Senior Associate Scientist) (Professor, Head of Research for Diagnostic Imaging Senior Associate Scientist)

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Charron, M. (2006). The Biologic Effects of Low-Level Radiation. In: Charron, M. (eds) Pediatric PET Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34641-4_3

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