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Yakoumakis et al., 2013 - Google Patents

Estimation of radiation dose and risk to children undergoing cardiac catheterization for the treatment of a congenital heart disease using Monte Carlo simulations

Yakoumakis et al., 2013

Document ID
10388703735829900818
Author
Yakoumakis E
Kostopoulou H
Makri T
Dimitriadis A
Georgiou E
Tsalafoutas I
Publication year
Publication venue
Pediatric radiology

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Background Children diagnosed with congenital heart disease often undergo cardiac catheterization for their treatment, which involves the use of ionizing radiation and therefore a risk of radiation-induced cancer. Objective The purpose of this study was to calculate the …
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