Do Not Fear the Radiation In Medical Scans

Fear of radiation strikes again. This time it’s preventing some beneficial medical procedures like chest X-rays, mammograms and CT scans by claiming, incorrectly, that the procedures themselves can cause cancer no matter what the radiation dose. Even the AAPM thinks that’s wrong.



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