CT scans increase cancer risk estimates in multiply-imaged emergency department patients

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 16:14 in Health & Medicine

Physicians should review a patient's CT imaging history and cumulative radiation dose when considering whether to perform another CT exam, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

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