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Epidemiological study to quantify risks for paediatric computerized tomography and to optimise doses.
Start date:2011-02-01
End date:2016-01-31
Project Acronym:EPI-CT
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Olaf |
Cours Albert-Thomas 150 LYON CEDEX 08 FRANCE Region:CENTRE-EST RHÔNE-ALPES Rhône |
| Tel:+33-472738494 | |
| Fax:+33-472738564 | |
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| URL:http://www.iarc.fr | Organization Type:Research |
Description
Objective:
Diagnostic radiation represents an indispensable, sometimes life-saving, tool in modern medicine. However, the growing use of computerized tomography (CT) is a topic of concern in radiological protection, especially for children and adolescents. Children are generally more sensitive to the carcinogenic effects of ionizing radiation than adults. In addition, they have a longer life-span to express any effect and, because of their smaller mass, they may receive higher radiation doses from a CT scan than an adult. A large-scale multinational collaborative study will be set up with the objective of providing guidance towards optimisation of doses from paediatric CT scans.
We have the following specific aims:
1) describe the pattern of use of CT in different countries and over time;
2) derive individual estimates of organ doses ;
3) assess biological markers of CT-irradiation effects;
4) directly evaluate radiation-related risk of cancer following CT; and
5) characterize the quality of CT images in relation to the estimated doses in order to better inform CT imaging practice.
Scientists from nine European countries with expertise in epidemiology, clinical practice, radiology, dosimetry, biology and public health will contribute to the project with the objective of provide recommendations for a 'harmonized' approach to CT dose optimisation for paediatric patients in Europe. Results of this research will serve to increase awareness of the scientific and medical communities about public health aspects related to the use of diagnostic radiation and to provide recommendations on the use of valuable diagnostic tools, with lowering the risk of its potential hazards as much as possible.
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Project Details
Start date:2011-02-01
End date:2016-01-31
Duration:60 months
Project Reference:269912
Project cost:7054523 EURO
Project Funding:2998594 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-EURATOM-FISSION
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Optimisation of doses from new technologies in medical imaging
Contract type:Small or medium-scale focused research project
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Subject index:Nuclear Fission
Results for this Project
| Periodic Report Summary - EPI-CT (Epidemiological study to quantify risks for paediatric computerised tomography and to optimise doses.) | 20/09/2012 |
Other participants
| Organization name:NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY | |
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Name:Astrid |
GRINI NAERINGSPARK 13 OSTERAAS NORGE Region: |
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| Organization name:CENTRE D'ASSURANCE DE QUALITE DES APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGIQUES DANS LE DOMAINE DE LA SANTE | |
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Name:Carlo |
AVENUE DE L'EUROPE 25 SEVRES FRANCE Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Hauts-de-Seine |
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| Organization name:INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE | |
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Name:Didier |
Avenue de la Division Leclerc 31 FONTENAY AUX ROSES FRANCE Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Hauts-de-Seine |
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| Organization name:STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS KANKER INSTITUUT | |
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Name:Henri |
Plesmanlaan 121 AMSTERDAM NEDERLAND Region:WEST-NEDERLAND NOORD-HOLLAND Groot-Amsterdam |
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| Organization name:KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET | |
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Name:Caroline |
Nobels Vag 5 STOCKHOLM SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE STOCKHOLM |
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Name:Claus |
STRANDBOULEVARDEN 49 KOEBENHAVN DANMARK Region: |
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Name:Margo |
SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 GENT BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:VLAAMS GEWEST OOST-VLAANDEREN Gent (Arrondissement) |
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rue d'Ulm 26 PARIS FRANCE Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Paris |
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Name:Uta |
Langenbeckstrasse 1 MAINZ DEUTSCHLAND Region:RHEINLAND-PFALZ RHEINHESSEN-PFALZ Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt |
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Name:Teddy |
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Name:Carita |
Laippatie 4 HELSINKI SUOMI/FINLAND Region:MANNER-SUOMI UUSIMAA |
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Herrmann Debrouxlaan 40 BRUSSEL BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region: |
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Name:Carol |
Calle Doctor Aiguader 88 BARCELONA ESPAÑA Region:ESTE CATALUÑA Barcelona |
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Willy-Brandt-Strasse 5 10 01 49 SALZGITTER DEUTSCHLAND Region:NIEDERSACHSEN BRAUNSCHWEIG Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt |
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