Lowering medical radiation risk
Amid growing concern about the cancer risk of improperly administered medical radiation, last month the Food and Drug Administration proposed new guidelines designed to prevent accidental radiation overdoses.
Amid growing concern about the cancer risk of improperly administered medical radiation, last month the Food and Drug Administration proposed new guidelines designed to prevent accidental radiation overdoses.
Today the FDA stepped in to tackle CT scans, nuclear medicine and fluoroscopy, which deliver far higher doses of radiation than X-rays or mammograms.