THE INFLUENCE OF POPULATION AGING AND SIZE ON THE NUMBER OF CT EXAMINATIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS

被引：6

作者：

Bijwaard, Harmen ^{[1
,2
]}

Pruppers, Mathieu ^{[1
]}

de Waard-Schalkx, Ischa ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Publ Hlth & Environm RIVM, Ctr Environm Safety & Secur, NL-3721 MA Bilthoven, Netherlands

[2] Univ Appl Sci Inholland, NL-2015 CE Haarlem, Netherlands

来源：

HEALTH PHYSICS | 2014年 / 107卷 / 01期

关键词：

computed tomography; diagnostic radiology; dose; population; radiation; medical; RADIATION;

D O I：

10.1097/HP.0000000000000050

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Exposures to ionizing radiation from medical examinations are on the rise. An important cause for this has been the advent and ever-increasing use of computed tomography (CT) scans for diagnostic purposes. It is often implied that population aging contributes significantly to this rise. Here, the trends in population statistics are compared to the trend in the number of CT scans in the Netherlands for the period 2002-2010. It is concluded that population growth and population aging cannot explain the observed rise in CT examinations. In fact, these factors contribute only 17% to this rise, indicating that there must be other factors that are far more important.

引用

页码：80 / 82

页数：3

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