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Article: Report links increased cancer risk to CT scans.(JUST IN)(computed tomography )(Brief article)
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- March 1, 2008
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Radiation from computed tomography (CT) scanning machines could be causing cancers, according to a new study. Although many CT scans are medically necessary, the report suggests that some CTs could be replaced by other procedures, such as ultrasound.
Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York estimate that CT scans could cause as much as 2% of all cancers in the United States in the next 2030 years. However, some experts point out that this is a theoretical estimate based on data from Japan's victims of the atomic bomb. They say that although risks are associated with CT scans, no controlled epidemiologic studies have been conducted to show ...