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Radiation Exposure at Chest CT: A Statement of the Fleischner Society¹

¹ From the Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 899 W 12th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9 Canada. Received August 13, 2002; revision requested September 30; revision received November 8; accepted January 6, 2003. Address correspondence to J.R.M. (e-mail: jmayo@vanhosp.bc.ca).

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Diagram shows algorithm for the estimation of radiation exposure risk from CT.

View larger version (27K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Graph compares lifetime mortality risk from cancer per sievert to age at the time of exposure. ICRP = International Commission on Radiological Protection. (Adapted and reprinted, with permission, from reference 70.)