The Ubiquitous CT Scan

CT scans have soared in use since 1980, providing fast diagnoses for many medical problems but also exposing millions more people to large-dose radiation. Some experts predict that radiation could lead to more cancers 20 years from now.

SOURCE: The New England Journal of Medicine | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 14, 2008

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This Story Too Much of a Good Thing? Article \| The number of Americans undergoing CT scans has increased dramatically in recent years, driving a significant increase in the amount of radiation that many people are being exposed to from medical procedures. The Ubiquitous CT Scan Before Getting Scanned, Patients Would Be Wise to Ask: Is It Essential? Prostate Cancer Saved My Life. Let Me Explain.		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: The New England Journal of Medicine \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 14, 2008 ¬es=CT scans have soared in use since 1980, providing fast diagnoses for many medical problems but also exposing millions more people to large-dose radiation. Some experts predict that radiation could lead to more cancers 20 years from now." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: The New England Journal of Medicine \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 14, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Health News » washingtonpost.com
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