Study identifies which children do not need CT scans after head trauma

Monday, September 14, 2009 - 18:56 in Health & Medicine

A substantial percentage of children who get CT scans after apparently minor head trauma do not need them, and as a result are put at increased risk of cancer due to radiation exposure.

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