ZIA CP010131-10333 (ZIA) | |||
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Title | Interventional Fluoroscopy | ||
Institution | NCI, Bethesda, MD | ||
Principal Investigator | Linet, Martha | NCI Program Director | N/A |
Cancer Activity | N/A | Division | DCEG |
Funded Amount | $253,419 | Project Dates | 09/01/2004 - N/A |
Fiscal Year | 2012 | Project Type | Intramural |
Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance | Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance | ||
Biochemical Epidemiology (45.0%) Cancer (100.0%) Radiation - Ionizing - Total (100.0%) Radiation - Ionizing Low Level (100.0%) |
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Research Type | |||
Exogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer Patient Care and Survivorship Issues |
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Abstract | |||
Fluoroscopically-guided radiation procedures can result in high radiation exposure to both the physician and patient. A cohort of physicians who perform interventional radiation procedures (mainly cardiologists and interventional radiologists), radiologists and a comparison group has been assembled to estimate the risk of dying from cancer especially brain and leukemia. Analyses are in progress. Doses to cardiologists vary 1000-fold according to the FG procedure performed and doses to non-cardiologists performing FG procedures are equivalent to thse of interventional radiaologists. |