Cancer and low-dose radiation - possible effects of CT scans in childhood

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/509190

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Despite 100 years of research there is uncertainty about effects of low dose radiation from background and medical X-rays. We will measure the incidence of cancer in Australians exposed to CT scans (medical X-rays) as children between 1985 and 2005. Our results, from follow-up to 2009, will show whether there is a small but signicantly increased risk of cancer and guide further improvement in radiation safety standards if these prove to be necessary.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $476,650.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optical technology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cancer | childhood exposure | children | genetic susceptibility | radiation risk and safety | radiological diagnostics

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