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Mahadevappa Mahesh

Researcher at Johns Hopkins University

Publications -  148
Citations -  13874

Mahadevappa Mahesh is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 140 publications receiving 12298 citations. Previous affiliations of Mahadevappa Mahesh include Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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Effective Doses in Radiology and Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine: A Catalog

TL;DR: Effective dose provides an approximate indicator of potential detriment from ionizing radiation and should be used as one parameter in evaluating the appropriateness of examinations involving ionizing Radiation.
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Projected cancer risks from computed tomographic scans performed in the United States in 2007.

TL;DR: These detailed estimates highlight several areas of CT scan use that make large contributions to the total cancer risk, including several scan types and age groups with a high frequency of use or scans involving relatively high doses, in which risk-reduction efforts may be warranted.
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The national lung screening trial: Overview and study design

Constantine A. Gatsonis, +1336 more
- 01 Jan 2011 - 
TL;DR: The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) is a randomized multicenter study comparing low-dose helical computed tomography with chest radiography in the screening of older current and former heavy smokers for early detection of lung cancer.