Patterns and trends of Computed Tomography usage among pediatric and young adult patients in a private hospital in Rio de Janeiro, 2005-2015

Patterns and trends of Computed Tomography usage among pediatric and young adult patients in a private hospital in Rio de Janeiro, 2005-2015

Computed tomography (CT) scanning is a relatively high-dose procedure which use has been rapidly increasing in many countries, although a decline has been observed recently in some developed countries. Relatively little is known about CT usage in Brazil. A recent report showed that number of CT proc...

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Main Authors: Tainá Olivieri Chaves, Ana Cristina Murta Dovales, Luiz Antônio Ribeiro da Rosa, Lene Holanda Sadler Veiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2018-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
Subjects:
Computed Tomography
Patterns
Trends
Pediatric
Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/333
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