Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.
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Some CT Scans Use Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say; Regulators Want to Know More
Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients ...
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Hospitals face new Medicare rules on CT scan safety
Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers have to more closely track and report the doses of radiation that ...
This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
Researchers warn that radiation from the machines can increase cancer risk. New Medicare rules aim to make these imaging ...
New Medicare rules aim to cut radiation exposure from CT scans
Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare ...
Teen noticed sign in her eye before rare brain tumour diagnosis
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'Over-used' medical test given to millions every year may be causing explosion of tumors
A medical test used to detect cancer may actually be contributing to the disease because of high amounts of radiation ...
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Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
Solskin/Getty CT scans ‘routinely’ deliver up to three times the radiation they should, which can lead to 36,000 cases of cancer a year. “In the ninety million CT scans performed annually in ...