Radiation exposure and risk–benefit analysis in cancer screening using FDG-PET: results of a Japanese nationwide survey

Takeshi Murano,Ryogo Minamimoto,Michio Senda,Kimiichi Uno,Seishi Jinnouchi,Hiroshi Fukuda,Takeshi Iinuma,Eriko Tsukamoto,Takashi Terauchi,Tsuyoshi Yoshida,Shinya Oku,Sadahiko Nishizawa,Kengo Ito,Kazuhiro Oguchi,Masami Kawamoto,Rumi Nakashima,Hiroshi Iwata,Tomio Inoue

Radiation exposure and risk–benefit analysis in cancer screening using FDG-PET: results of a Japanese nationwide survey

2011

Takeshi Murano
Ryogo Minamimoto
Michio Senda
Kimiichi Uno
Seishi Jinnouchi
Hiroshi Fukuda
Takeshi Iinuma
Eriko Tsukamoto
Takashi Terauchi
Tsuyoshi Yoshida
Shinya Oku
Sadahiko Nishizawa
Kengo Ito
Kazuhiro Oguchi
Masami Kawamoto
Rumi Nakashima
Hiroshi Iwata
Tomio Inoue

Objective The aim of this study was to estimate radiation exposure and evaluate the risks and benefits of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in cancer screening.

Keywords:

Radiology
Risk-benefit analysis
Positron emission tomography
Medical physics
Radiation exposure
Cancer screening
Medicine
risks and benefits
nationwide survey

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