A study of nearly one million people who underwent a CT scan before 22 years of age finds that the radiation from CT scans increased the risk of hematological malignancies in a dose-dependent manner. These findings highlight the continued need to justify CT scans and minimize radiation doses.
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This is a summary of: Bosch de Basea Gomez, M. et al. Risk of hematological malignancies from CT radiation exposure in children, adolescents and young adults. Nat. Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02620-0 (2023).
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CT scans in young people and risk of hematological malignancies. Nat Med 29, 3010–3011 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02671-3
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