CT scans implicated in 2% of cancers
January 3rd, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
A recent study estimates that between 1.5% and 2% of all cancers can be attributed to radiation from the 62 million computed tomography scans Americans get each year. The finding comes on the heels of earlier, similar risk estimates, and it has some experts saying physicians should think twice about ordering the test.
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