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Lowering medical radiation risk

March 8, 2010 by breastcancerfund

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.

Categories Federal Legislation, Health Care, Make Informed Health Care Choices, Mammography, RadiationTags breast cancer, CT, radiation2 Comments

FDA steps up radiation safety efforts

February 9, 2010 by breastcancerfund

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.

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