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Stephan, G.* ; Schneider, K.* ; Panzer, W. ; Walsh, L. ; Oestreicher, U.*

Enhanced yield of chromosome aberrations after CT examinations in paediatric patients.

Int. J. Radiat. Biol. 83, 281-287 (2007)
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To determine whether computed tomography (CT) could enhance the chromosome aberration yields in paediatric patients.Material and methods: Blood samples were taken before and after CT scans from 10 children for whom the medical justifications for CT examinations were accidental injuries and not diseases as investigated in earlier studies. Chromosome analysis was carried out in lymphocytes by fluorescence plus Giemsa (FPG) staining exclusively in metaphases of the first cell cycle in vitro.The mean blood dose of the 10 children was about 12.9 mGy which was determined by a newly developed dose estimation. Based on more than 20,000 analyzed cells it was found that after CT examination the frequencies of dicentrics (dic) and excess acentric fragments (ace) in lymphocytes were significantly increased. By subdividing the children into two age groups, those with an age from 0.4 years to 9 years and from 10 - 15 years, it became obvious that the observed increase in chromosome aberrations was mainly contributed by the younger age group. In this group the frequency of dicentrics was significantly increased whereas in the older group the observed increase was not significant.Our results demonstrate that CT examinations enhance the dicentrics yields in peripheral lymphocytes of children aged up to 15 years. Since in particular significantly increased dicentric yields could be observed in children with an age from 0.4 - 9 years, it can be assumed that children younger than 10 years may be more radiation sensitive than older subjects.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Children; CT; x-rays; chromosome aberrations; low level effects
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0955-3002
e-ISSN 1362-3095
Zeitschrift International Journal of Radiation Biology
Quellenangaben Band: 83, Heft: , Seiten: 281-287 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Informa Healthcare
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Radiation Protection (ISS)