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Breast Cancer
Imaging Diagnostic Systems' Director of Clinical Research Cautions Against Excess Radiation Dose to Breasts
May 1st, 2007
Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging systems, announced that Professor Eric Milne, M.D., IDSI Director of Clinical Research, has contributed to a comprehensive new book, "Cancer Imaging: Lung and Breast Carcinomas," edited by Professor M.A. Hayat. Professor Milne's chapter, "Breast Dose in Thoracic Computed Tomography," examines the risks of inducing breast cancer as a result of the ionizing radiation received during CT exams of the thorax and upper abdomen. Citing results stemming from his original 1992 study, which demonstrated that large doses of ionizing radiation, equivalent to the dose from 15 to 60...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-05-01)
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