Publication Name	World Journal of Radiology
Manuscript ID	27730
Country	Ireland

Received	2016-06-15 14:40
Peer-Review Started	2016-06-17 13:47
To Make the First Decision	2016-08-04 18:25
Return for Revision	2016-08-16 11:26
Revised	2016-08-29 19:24
Second Decision	2016-10-13 12:24
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-10-24 15:15
Articles in Press	2016-10-24 15:16
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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Computed tomography and patient risk: Facts, perceptions and uncertainties
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Stephen P Power, Fiachra Moloney, Maria Twomey, Karl James, Owen J O’Connor and Michael M Maher
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Corresponding Author	Karl James, FFR, RCSI, Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork T12 DC4A, Ireland. drkarljames@outlook.com
Key Words	Computed tomography; Radiation dose; Iterative reconstruction; Neoplasia; Carcinogenesis
Core Tip	The rapid increase in computed tomography (CT) utilisation has brought with it significant public concern with regards to the doses of ionising radiation delivered during scanning due to the fact that some experimental and epidemiological evidence has linked exposure to low-dose radiation to the development of solid organ cancers and leukaemia. It now seems that a threshold-model of risk might be more appropriate with the risk increasing exponentially once cumulative doses of 100 mSv or more are reached. Nevertheless, there is an inherent responsibility on the medical community to keep radiation doses “as low as reasonably achievable”. Each imaging procedure needs to be justified and optimised and the minimum radiation dose possible used to obtain a diagnostic CT should remain the goal in each clinical scenario.
Publish Date	2016-12-19 14:40
Citation	Power SP, Moloney F, Twomey M, James K, O’Connor OJ, Maher MM. Computed tomography and patient risk: Facts, perceptions and uncertainties. World J Radiol 2016; 8(12): 902-915
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v8/i12/902.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v8.i12.902

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