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Cancer risks from CT scans – unecessary ionising radiation

CT scans cause one third more radiation than needed: study The Hindu April 9, 2010 CT scans generate up to one third more radiation than needed to yield a clear diagnostic image, thus exposing patients to an increased risk of cancer, according to a study in Australia.The findings have emerged amid concerns about the growth in referrals for CT scans and as radiation safety experts and radiologists prepare a national monitoring scheme to keep radiation doses to the minimum necessary…..

The Hindu : Health / Medicine & Research : CT scans cause one third more radiation than needed: study

April 9, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, radiation, radioactive