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Radiation Advisory for CT Scans
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Air date: March 15, 2009
Host: David Crabb, MD
Interview: Thomas Gerber, MD, PhD
Associate professor of medicine and radiology
The Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
CT scans are often used by doctors to monitor heart health in patients with troubling symptoms.
But did you know that one CT scan carries the radiation dose equivalent to 600 X-rays?
That’s why the American Heart Association is recommending that CT scans be used only when absolutely necessary to minimize radiation exposure.
Sound Medicine's Dr. David Crabb speaks with the author of that advisory, Dr. Thomas Gerber, associate professor of medicine and radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
Additional Resources:
- Read up on the studies reporting high doses of radiation for CT patients.
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