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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 7:28 am
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Another reason to refuse Backscatter WBI

Especially if you have had multiple CT scans.

From today's NY Times:

The two-day meeting is part of a growing reassessment of the risks of routine radiology. The average lifetime dose of diagnostic radiation has increased sevenfold since 1980, driven in part by the increasing popularity of CT scans.
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