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Home >> Necessary Pediatric CT Scans Save Lives!

Necessary Pediatric CT Scans Save Lives!

John MacKenzie, M.D.
Necessary Pediatric CT Scans
Save Lives!

 

June 13, 2012

A recently written article by John MacKenzie, M.D., Chief, Pediatric Radiology, Assistant Professor in Residence at UCSF, shines a spotlight on a study that suggests a correlation between increased cancer risk and computed tomography (CT) scans for children under the age of 10 years.  The study has brought to light a number of important considerations for patients and parents.  Please read more about this important subject on our blog at http://blog.radiology.ucsf.edu/low-dose-radiation/necessary-pediatric-ct-scans-save-lives/

 

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