EPI-CT: design, challenges and epidemiological methods of an international study on cancer risk after paediatric and young adult CT KU Leuven Universiteit Gent
Computed tomography (CT) has great clinical utility and its usage has increased dramatically over the years. Concerns have been raised, however, about health impacts of ionising radiation exposure from CTs, particularly in children, who have a higher risk for some radiation induced diseases. Direct estimation of the health impact of these exposures is needed, but the conduct of epidemiological studies of paediatric CT populations poses a number ...