Is overuse of CT scans creating new cancer risks?
Posted By David Boraks On December 15, 2009 @ 9:49 am In health | Comments Disabled
A new study shows that overuse of CT scans and widespread variations in radiation doses may lead to new cancer deaths. “When healthy people are exposed to the radiation, the imaging may create more problems than it solves,” the Los Angeles Times reports. See Dec. 15, 2009, “Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows” [1]
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