Assessment of dose and DNA damages in individuals exposed to low dose and low dose rate ionizing radiations during computed tomography imaging

• Published in: Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis Vol. 789-790; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Kanagaraj, Karthik, Abdul Syed Basheerudeen, Safa, G., Tamizh Selvan, M.T., Jose, Ozhimuthu, Annalakshmi, S., Panneer Selvam, Pattan, Sudha, Perumal, Venkatachalam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2015; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Borates - chemistry; Chromosome aberrations; Chromosome Aberrations - radiation effects; Computed tomography; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DLP; DNA; DNA Damage; DNA damages; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Humans; Irradiation; Lithium; Lithium - chemistry; Low dose radiation; Lymphocytes; Lymphocytes - metabolism; Lymphocytes - radiation effects; Magnesium - chemistry; Manganese; Micronucleus Tests; Patient safety; Radiation; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Injuries - blood; Radiation Injuries - diagnosis; Radiation Injuries - genetics; Radiation, Ionizing; Radiometry - instrumentation; Radiometry - methods; Terbium; Terbium - chemistry; Thyroid; TLD; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - adverse effects; India; CT; DLP; DNA damages; Low dose radiation; TLD

•The LMB: Tb TLD was used to record the doses in subjects undergoing CT examinations.•Average measured dose (mGy) is eye-128.86±26.2, forehead-78.25±13.3 and thyroid-48.86±12.1.•Post CT examination showed an increase in CA (p<0.0001) and MN (p<0.001) frequencies in PBL.•First study to indicate...