Estimated cancer risks attributable to radiation dose in ureteral stenting procedures

Introduction - Double-J ureteral stenting is a frequent interventional urological procedure that implicates the use of x-ray fluoroscopy, with considerable exposure times, incident in an anatomic region with several organs. This fact raises doubts about the patient risks attributed to radiation dose...

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Main Authors: Tiago Ribeiro, Cláudia Martins, Marta Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa 2014-07-01
Series:Saúde & Tecnologia
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Online Access:https://web.estesl.ipl.pt/ojs/index.php/ST/article/view/44