Sentences with phrase «radiation exposure mean»

While it offers clear benefits, incidental findings and radiation exposure mean there are some potential risks associated with yearly screening.

Not exact matches

This means they receive more radiation exposure than people who work alongside nuclear reactors.

However, since there is no safe threshold to exposure to radiation, permissible does not mean safe.

By «chance» Tomasetti meant the roll of the dice that each cell division represents, leaving aside the influence of deleterious genes or environmental factors such as smoking or exposure to radiation.

Aside from radiation, few U.S. organizations have policies regarding pregnant lab workers, which means women are on their own when it comes to worrying about exposure during pregnancy.

However, because of the small amount of radiation exposure, it's typically reserved for patients who have not gotten definitive results via other means.

While most thyroid cancers are sporadic, meaning they happen without clear reasons, exposure to radiation has been shown to change the molecular makeup of the cancer, according to the researchers.

Less exposure to x-ray technology also means your pet is minimally exposed to any radiation.

Special health examinations will be given to workers with exposures above 100 mSv including annual monitoring of the thyroid, stomach, large intestine and lung for cancer as a means to monitor for potential late radiation - related health effects at the individual level.