Brain cancer after radiation exposure from CT examinations of children and young adults: results from the EPI-CT cohort study

Hauptmann, Michael; Byrnes, Graham; Cardis, Elisabeth; Bernier, Marie‐Odile; Blettner, Maria; Dabin, Jérémie; Engels, Hilde; S. Istad, Tore; Johansen, Christoffer; Kaijser, Magnus; Kjærheim, Kristina; Journy, Neige; M. Meulepas, Johanna; Moissonnier, Monika; M. Ronckers, Cécile; Thierry-Chef, Isabelle; Le Cornet, Lucian; Jahnen, Andréas; Pokora, Roman; Bosch de Basea, Magda; Figuerola, Jordi; Maccia, Carlo; Nordenskjöld, Arvid; Harbron, Richard; Lee, Choonsik; L. Simon, Steven; Berrington de González, Amy; Schüz, Joachim; Kesminiene, Ausrele

doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(22)00655-6

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Brain cancer after radiation exposure from CT examinations of children and young adults: results from the EPI-CT cohort study

Published in The Lancet Oncology • Dec 6, 2022

Authors:

Michael Hauptmann

Graham Byrnes

Elisabeth Cardis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The European EPI-CT study aims to quantify cancer risks from CT examinations of children and young adults. Here, we assess the risk of brain cancer. METHODS: We pooled data from nine European countries for this cohort study. Eligible participants had at least one CT examination before ag...

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Medicine

Radiation exposure

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