Radiation Exposure From Diagnostic Imaging in Severely Injured Trauma Patients

Tien, Homer; N. Tremblay, Lorraine; Rizoli, Sandro; Gelberg, Jacob; Antônio Campelo Spencer Netto, Fernando; Caldwell, Curtis; D. Brenneman, Frederick

doi:10.1097/ta.0b013e31802d9700

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Radiation Exposure From Diagnostic Imaging in Severely Injured Trauma Patients

Published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care • Jan 1, 2007

Authors:

Homer Tien

Lorraine N. Tremblay

Sandro Rizoli

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Trauma patients often require multiple imaging tests, including computed tomography (CT) scans. CT scanning, however, is associated with high-radiation doses. The purpose of this study was to measure the radiation doses trauma patients receive from diagnostic imaging. METHODS: A prospect...

Subject

Medicine

Trauma center

Nuclear medicine

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