CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993–2002
Background. Although using computed tomography (CT) can be greatly beneficial, the associated relatively high radiation doses have led to growing concerns in relation to potential associations with risk of future cancer. Very little has been published regarding the trends of CT use in young people....
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| author | Mark S. Pearce Jane A. Salotti Nicola L. Howe Kieran McHugh Kwang Pyo Kim Choonsik Lee Alan W. Craft Amy Berrington de Gonzaléz Louise Parker |
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| description | Background. Although using computed tomography (CT) can be greatly beneficial, the associated relatively high radiation doses have led to growing concerns in relation to potential associations with risk of future cancer. Very little has been published regarding the trends of CT use in young people. Therefore, our objective was to assess temporal and other patterns in CT usage among patients aged under 22 years in Great Britain from 1993 to 2002.
Methods. Electronic data were obtained from the Radiology Information Systems of 81 hospital trusts within Great Britain. All included patients were aged under 22 years and examined using CT between 1993 and 2002, with accessible radiology records.
Results. The number of CT examinations doubled over the study period. While increases in numbers of recorded examinations were seen across all age groups, the greatest increases were in the older patients, most notably those aged 15–19 years of age. Sixty percent of CT examinations were of the head, with the percentages varying with calendar year and patient age.
Conclusions. In contrast to previous data from the North of England, the doubling of CT use was not accompanied by an increase in numbers of multiple examinations to the same individual. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4a3c69ac63f64b7eb44dd0b65b26d7e22025-08-20T03:20:12ZengWileyRadiology Research and Practice2090-19412090-195X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/594278594278CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993–2002Mark S. Pearce0Jane A. Salotti1Nicola L. Howe2Kieran McHugh3Kwang Pyo Kim4Choonsik Lee5Alan W. Craft6Amy Berrington de Gonzaléz7Louise Parker8Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Sir James Spence Institute, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UKInstitute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Sir James Spence Institute, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UKInstitute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Sir James Spence Institute, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UKGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UKDepartment of Nuclear Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 446701, Republic of KoreaRadiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USANorthern Institute of Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Sir James Spence Institute, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UKRadiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USADepartments of Medicine and Paediatrics, Population Cancer Research Program, Dalhousie University and Cancer Care Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, B3H 3B7, CanadaBackground. Although using computed tomography (CT) can be greatly beneficial, the associated relatively high radiation doses have led to growing concerns in relation to potential associations with risk of future cancer. Very little has been published regarding the trends of CT use in young people. Therefore, our objective was to assess temporal and other patterns in CT usage among patients aged under 22 years in Great Britain from 1993 to 2002. Methods. Electronic data were obtained from the Radiology Information Systems of 81 hospital trusts within Great Britain. All included patients were aged under 22 years and examined using CT between 1993 and 2002, with accessible radiology records. Results. The number of CT examinations doubled over the study period. While increases in numbers of recorded examinations were seen across all age groups, the greatest increases were in the older patients, most notably those aged 15–19 years of age. Sixty percent of CT examinations were of the head, with the percentages varying with calendar year and patient age. Conclusions. In contrast to previous data from the North of England, the doubling of CT use was not accompanied by an increase in numbers of multiple examinations to the same individual.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/594278 |
| spellingShingle | Mark S. Pearce Jane A. Salotti Nicola L. Howe Kieran McHugh Kwang Pyo Kim Choonsik Lee Alan W. Craft Amy Berrington de Gonzaléz Louise Parker CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993–2002 Radiology Research and Practice |
| title | CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993–2002 |
| title_full | CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993–2002 |
| title_fullStr | CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993–2002 |
| title_full_unstemmed | CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993–2002 |
| title_short | CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993–2002 |
| title_sort | ct scans in young people in great britain temporal and descriptive patterns 1993 2002 |
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