Medical experts are once again advising that children undergo CT scans only when medically necessary and using the smallest radiation dose possible, following a new study. The study calculated how much use of computed tomography (CT) scans in children has increased over the past 2 decades. The researchers estimate that 4,870 future cancers could be caused by the approximately 4 million CT scans performed on children each year. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Miglioretti DL, et al. The Use of Computed Tomography in Pediatrics and the Associated Radiation Exposure and Estimated Cancer Risk. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Jun 10:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23754213
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