Radiation dose reduction at a price: the effectiveness of a male gonadal shield during helical CT scans

Radiation dose reduction at a price: the effectiveness of a male gonadal shield during helical CT scans

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is estimated that 60 million computed tomography (CT) scans were performed during 2006, with approximately 11% of those performed on children age 0–15 years. Various types of gonadal shielding have been evaluated for reducing expo...

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Main Authors: Erdi Yusuf E, Casciotta Kevin A, Dauer Lawrence T, Rothenberg Lawrence N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/7/5

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