CT scan radiation not tied to cancer: Newspaper Reports
ET Health Reports: The widespread belief that radiation from X-rays, CT scans and other medical imaging can cause cancer is based on an unproven, decades-old theoretical model and has never been conclusively proven, scientists say. The model, known as linear no-threshold (LNT), is used to estimate cancer risks from low-dose radiation such as medical imaging, the researchers said. However, risk estimates based on this model are only theoretical.
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CT scan radiation not tied to cancer: Newspaper Reports
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Friday, February 05, 2016
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