Diagnostic Imaging's Blog – March 2009 Archive (21)

March 2, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Soaring CT-based radiation exposure points at self-referral By H.A. Abella The U.S. population underwent seven times as much ionizing radiation exposure from medical imaging in 2006 as it did in 1987, mainly from CT, according to a study released at the 2009 National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements in Bethesda, MD. Overutilization due to self-referral appears to bear some blame. Findings of the NCRP report No. 160, released March 3, serve as… Continue