CT scans can be better medicine for doctors than for patients

Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 20:42 in Health & Medicine

They provide detailed views of internal organs, but the price is increased doses of radiation. When Maureen Scanlan had a painful kidney stone episode four years ago, she was pleased that her doctor ordered an annual regimen of CT scans to monitor her condition.

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