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Ct Scan Radiation Risk

CT Scans and Cancer: What Parents Need to Know and Do

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 08.13.2012 | Parents
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Claire McCarthy, M.D.

There is very little in medicine (or in life) that is risk-free. And there are very few clear-cut answers in medicine. All of us, doctors and patients and parents alike, weigh risks and benefits differently.

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Why We Should Think Twice About Getting A CT Scan

Shannon Brownlee | Posted 07.08.2011 | Home
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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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Unexpected Radiation Risks From X-Rays

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 06.04.2011 | Home
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Leo Galland, M.D.

X-Rays and CT scans have become so ordinary and routine that they may have lulled us into a sense of complacency.

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