Vahid Karami
Department of Basic Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
Title: Cancer Risk Associated with Computed Tomography (CT) Procedures: A Literature Review
Biography
Biography: Vahid Karami
Abstract
Abstract
Background and Objective: Computed tomography (CT) is one of the powerful diagnostic tools that frequently request by physicians to address of the variety of clinical problems in patients. Medical applications and the radiation exposure associated with CT have continued to increase, especially in the two past decades. In 2011, 85 million CTs were conducted in the United States, up from about 3 million in 1980. Although patients can undoubtedly benefit from these procedures, their use involves some potential health risks. The radiation dose associated with most CT procedures is as much as 100 to 500 times more than those from conventional radiography and is in the range of levels known to increase the lifetime risk for developing cancer. The aim of this study was to addresses the cancer risk associated with CT.