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| Federal Agency for Nuclear Control, Belgium | OTHER_GOV |
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Patients undergoing a computed tomography are exposed to a relatively high dose of X-rays. Pediatric patients are known to be very radiosensitive with respect to radiation induced cancer. Using the technique of scoring γ-H2AX foci in peripheral blood lymphocytes the most important lesions to the genetic material DNA, double strand breaks induced by CT X-rays can be detected. The technique will be applied in a multicenter setting for evaluation of X-effects induced by a computed tomography examination in a population of pediatric patients. To this end a blood sample will be taken from the patients before and after the examination.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| X-rays |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Blood test | Procedure | Analysing X-ray induced genetic effects in pediatric patients directly after a computer tomography scan. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| X-ray induced genetic effects in pediatric patients directly after a computed tomography scan. | Assessment of γ -H2AX foci in peripheral blood lymphocytes. | Within 30 min after the computed tomography examination. |
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Pediatric patients undergoing computed tomography are exposed to a relatively high dose of X-rays.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Peter Smeets, MD | University Hospital, Ghent | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Hospital Ghent | Ghent | 9000 | Belgium |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006403 | Hematologic Tests |
| ID | Term |
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| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
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Blood lymphocytes