Will an MRI Examination Damage Your Genes?

Radiat Res. 2017 Jan;187(1):1-6. doi: 10.1667/RR14529.1. Epub 2017 Jan 5.

Authors

Kenneth R Foster¹, John E Moulder², Thomas F Budinger³

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
² b Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226.
³ c Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720.

PMID: 28054836
DOI: 10.1667/RR14529.1

No abstract available

MeSH terms

DNA Damage*
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Magnetic Fields / adverse effects*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / adverse effects*
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Injuries / etiology*
Radiation Injuries / genetics*
Radiation Tolerance / genetics*