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Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want To Know More.

Unnecessarily high radiation doses in scans have been linked to cancers. Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers have to more closely track and report the doses of radiation that patients receive.

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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 regulations.

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Can Some CT Scan Radiation Cause Cancer?

In the United States, around 93 million CT scans are performed every year, notes IMV, which is a medical market research company that tracks imaging. The most number of people who are getting these scans are people over the age of 60,

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Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...

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Radiation Doses from CT Scans

A CT scan exposes your body to some radiation. That involves a small amount of risk, and it’s important to understand the issues. A CT scan uses what’s called “ionizing” radiation.

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