Is computed tomography safe?

N Engl J Med. 2010 Jul 1;363(1):1-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1002530. Epub 2010 Jun 23.

Author

Rebecca Smith-Bindman¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.

PMID: 20573919
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1002530

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Government Regulation
Humans
Malpractice
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Radiation Dosage*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / standards*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / statistics & numerical data
United States
Unnecessary Procedures / statistics & numerical data*