1) To create an awareness of the radiation burden from radiological examinations in young children with cancer. 2) To identify the risks to children of repeated CT examinations. 3) To question the value of repeated surveillance imaging after treatment completion in children with cancer, as there is little evidence to support it.
McHugh, K,
Secondary Malignancies and Surveillance Imaging. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
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