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Tracking Radiation Exposure in Patients

4 February 2010 10 views No Comment
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In an attempt to halt the increasing number of patients that are being over-exposed to radiation, doctors at the National Institutes of Health will begin tracking how much radiation a patient has been exposed to in their electronic records. Officials believe that if other doctors and institutes follow suit, researchers will be able to compare the cancer risk of patients with high vs. low radiation exposures. A study released last month said that patients may be exposed to four times more radiation from imaging machines than previously believed.  Liz Szabo, USA Today 01/31/2010
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