Computed tomography--an increasing source of radiation exposure.

By David J. Brenner, E. Hall. New England Journal of Medicine, 2007

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Modern Diagnostic Imaging Technique Applications and Risk Factors in the Medical Field: A Review (2022, background): “The risk of cancer due to computed tomography scanning is increasing [49].”
Rising Use Of Diagnostic Medical Imaging In A Large Integrated Health System (2008, neutral): “David Brenner suggests that about one-third of all CT scans are unnecessary and that overusing these tests may raise the total public risk of cancer deaths due to radiation exposure in the coming decades.(17) Fred Mettler estimates that the amount of radiation from clinical imaging examinations expe”
RODEO: Robust DE-aliasing autoencOder for real-time medical image reconstruction (2017, background): “A recent academic report [1] indicates that about 1.”
ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism (2014, background): “CTvenographyadds a significant amountof irradiation,whichmaybeaconcern, especially inyoungerwomen.(139) AsCT”
Biodistribution of 89Zr‐trastuzumab and PET Imaging of HER2‐Positive Lesions in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer (2010, methodology): “12 On the basis of the previous111In-trastuzumab study (after substituting nuclide properties) the89Zr-trastuzumab radiation dose was estimated at 18 mSv, comparable to two abdominal CT scans”