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Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers
May 20, 2012 1:35 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits,... more » -
FDA concerned about too much medical radiation
June 14, 2010 8:30 AM
The Food and Drug Administration is taking a hard look at medical radiation because of evidence that Americans get too much of it from tests. The average American's dose has grown sixfold in the past few decades. Americans get the most medical radiation in the world, accounting for... more » -
Radiation exposure varies by age, sex
May 19, 2010 9:22 AM
New research suggests radiation from CT scans pose a larger health threat for younger patients and women. A study from the Medical University of South Carolina aimed to estimate the risk of radiation according to a patient's age and sex. Using 51 patients undergoing routine abdominal and pelvic CT... more » -
CDC: MRI and other diagnostic scans have tripled
February 17, 2010 12:09 PM
New government statistics show the rate of high-tech diagnostic imaging has dramatically increased since the mid-1990s. From 1996 to 2007, the frequency of MRI, CT or PET scans done in emergency rooms quadrupled. And the frequency nearly tripled for doctor offices and outpatient hospital visits. The Centers for Disease Control... more » -
CDC: MRI and other diagnostic scans have tripled
February 17, 2010 11:59 AM
New government statistics show the rate of high-tech diagnostic imaging has dramatically increased since the mid-1990s. From 1996 to 2007, the frequency of MRI , CT or PET scans done in emergency rooms quadrupled. And the frequency nearly tripled for doctor offices and outpatient hospital visits. The Centers for Disease... more » -
Choose your CT scan facility carefully
December 18, 2009 2:57 PM
Undergoing a routine c-t scan could be anything but -- a new study finds the amount of radiation administered varies dramatically. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco estimated the radiation exposure linked to eleven common CT procedures. They found radiation doses were higher than expected -- in... more » -
Minimally invasive surgery has lung cancer patients back on their feet in days
October 2, 2009 9:01 AM
Lung cancer has long been known as a smoker's disease, but now doctors are finding more and more cases in people who have never smoked a cigarette in their lives. Bryan White, 59, runs for long distances. He sometimes starts at sunrise and finishes when the sun sets. ... more »
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