How Safe Are Radiation Doses in Diagnostic Radiology? A Historical Perspective and Review of Current Evidence

The “no dose is safe” linear no-threshold (LNT) model forms the basis for radiation safety in radiology practice. This model has its origins in observations of germline mutations in fruit flies exposed to X-rays. After World War II, quantitative risk estimates of radiation injury are primarily deriv...

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Main Author: Srikanth Moorthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1735927