American Roentgen Ray Society
Majority of ordering physicians lack knowledge of radiation exposure risks from CT
Published in Telemedicine Week, May 19th, 2009
"More than 100 surveys were completed by physicians from various specialties who order CT scans at a tertiary-care teaching hospital," said Jeremy McBride, MD, lead author of the study. "When physician knowledge regarding radiation was assessed, 63% underestimated the radiation dose of one abdominal-pelvic CT in chest radiograph equivalents. When asked if they believed a single abdominal-pelvic CT increases a patients' risk of cancer nearly 80% responded affirmatively; however, 74% significantly...
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Source: Telemedicine Week (2009-05-19)
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