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Well: CT Scans Increase Children's Cancer Risk, Study Finds

CT Scan

Researchers say the small but significant increases in the risk of leukemia and brain cancer do not mean that CT scans should be avoided entirely, but that the test should be performed only when necessary.

 

FDA: Kids' medical tests need child-size radiation

Kids: X-Ray Radiation

The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation....

 

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