A normal CT scan is estimated to carry about 400 times as much radiation exposure as a chest X-ray. Some patients have thus received the equivalent of 3,200 chest X-rays, a dosage that carries a ...
LOS ANGELES — The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that overdoses of radiation to more than 400 patients undergoing CT scans of their heads were due to ...
Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that overdoses of radiation to more than 400 patients undergoing CT scans of their heads were due to operator error and ...
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