Ct Scan Radiation

Emma Gray

The X (Ray) Factor: Striking A Safer Radiation Balance

HuffingtonPost.com | Emma Gray | Posted 10.16.2011

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Since the mid-90s, the use of CT scans in the ER has skyrocketed, according to a new study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System. The ...

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Why We Should Think Twice About Getting A CT Scan

Shannon Brownlee | Posted 07.08.2011

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Shannon Brownlee

For all the benefits CT imaging offers, it's still radiation, and some in the American medical community worry that radiological imaging is causing cancer.

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The FDA and Fukushima Fallout

Robert Alvarez | Posted 06.03.2011

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Robert Alvarez

The FDA has been asleep at the switch when it comes to protecting public health from medical radiation exposures.

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Average Child May Get 7 Radiation Scans By Age 18

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in children estimates the average child will ...

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Full Body Scanners: From Airports to the Streets?

Jay Stanley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jay Stanley

Andy Greenberg at Forbes.com reported yesterday that company representatives told him that backscatter X-rays mounted in vans that can be driven arou...

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Brain Scan Radiation

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators are investigating reports of dangerous radiation levels at two more California hospitals, following earli...

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CT Scan Radiation Will Kill 15,000 will die from CT scans done in 1 year

msn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Radiation from CT scans done in 2007 will cause 29,000 cancers and kill nearly 15,000 Americans, researchers said Monday....

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