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Many doctors unaware of radiation cancer risks

there is a distinct lack of information about medical radiation risks in the medical community,…nine of ten emergency room doctors do know realize the scans are linked to an increased lifetime cancer risk,

Cancer Panel Report Cites Medical Radiation Concerns,  News Inferno.com,  May 12th, 2010 “…..the President’s Cancer Panel (PCP)  pointed to the huge increase in Americans’ exposure to medical radiation. The panel called for increased regulations for technicians operating medical machines that emit radiation and recommended physician knowledge of these devices’ risks be enhanced….

..The PCP report pointed out that medical radiation exposure increased from 15 percent in the 1980s to a whopping 48 percent today,..

….Compounding matters, the PCP believes there is a distinct lack of information about medical radiation risks in the medical community, citing a recent survey that found most radiologists and emergency-room physicians (three-quarters) appreciably minimize CT scan radiation doses and about nine of ten emergency room doctors do know realize the scans are linked to an increased lifetime cancer risk,

Cancer Panel Report Cites Medical Radiation Concerns

May 13, 2010 - Posted by | uranium | , , , , ,

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