The effects of diagnostic radiation
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https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc6(19)224Keywords:
Radiation Risks, Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced, As Low As Reasonably Achievable, ALARA, Radio Induced CancerAbstract
After the exposition to the atomic bomb in Japan, it is calculated that over 100 mSv are the quantity of damage produced by radiation in the organism, among which it can be found radio induced cancers. The diagnostic radiation has a doses average that is below 100 mSv. The radiation effects to these doses are based on estimations; however, one should know that the doses are accumulative. In this article, diagnostic radiation risks are commented and it calls the attention to rationalizing the use of radiological explorations and to applying ALARA criteria.
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