Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Several studies have shown that medical radiation exposure in childhood might cause alteration in body composition, although all such studies were of a small scale and individual radiation doses were not estimated.Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate whether or not atomic-bomb (A-bomb) radiation exposure is associated with alteration of body composition using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).<p class="abs...