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Radiation as a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor
Mohammed Mohsen Alotaibi, Sami Abdulaziz Alanazi, Motaeb sager Alenazi, Majeed Obaid Alrowail, khalid abdulrahman Alsharif
Abstract
Ionizing radiation from terrestrial sources is something that humans are constantly exposed
to. The two main causes of radiation exposure in the US population are patient exposure from
medical procedures and background radiation that is present everywhere. The average dose
per person for all radiation sources in the United States increased by a factor of 1.7–6.2 mSv
between the early 1980s and 2006; the growth in medical imaging procedures was the primary
cause of this increase. People who are exposed to radiation may have a higher chance of
heart disease. The Japanese atomic bomb survivors have shown that there is a long-term
increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease following exposure to lower radiation doses.
This analysis looks at radiation sources such as radiological terrorism, atomic bombs, radiation
accidents, cancer treatment, space exploration, radiosurgery for cardiac arrhythmia,
and computed.
Keywords
Radiation, Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Disease
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