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Asbestosis Exposure - Articles
How much extra radiation exposure comes from a chest x-ray?
by
Neil Kao
Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:27am
to the amount of radiation exposure one experiences from our natural surroundings in 10 days." From the same table, a CT scan of the sinuses exposes patients to 0.6 mSv, which is comparable to 2 months exposure. Finally, a CT scan of the chest or abdomen exposes patients to 10 mSv, which is comparable to 3 years of exposure. For me and my patients, the bottom
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Tracking Radiation Exposure in Patients
by
Victoria Powell
Posted
Thu 04 Feb 2010 12:00am
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In an attempt to halt the increasing number of patients that are being over-exposed to , doctors at the National Institutes of Health will begin tracking how much radiation a patient has been exposed to in their electronic records. Officials believe that if other doctors
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