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Brendon Nafziger, DOTmed News Associate Editor | December 17, 2009
"If we include these scans," the authors write, "the risk estimates would have been increased by 13 percent."
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The ACR is concerned that publicity about CT scans may scare people away from needed treatment.
Farley says ACR acknowledges that whatever one thinks of the studies, the worry about excess imaging isn't unfounded.
"There is a problem with a certain amount of CT going on that is unnecessary," he says. "We're not downplaying, or saying there isn't an issue to be addressed. That's the issue of appropriate utilization."
Interestingly enough, ACR and the authors of the studies might see eye-to-eye on the really important points. ACR's recommendations mirror the doctors' suggestions: hewing closely to their appropriateness criteria when recommending imaging; relying on accredited review of equipment and personnel; and using a system to keep track of all radiological exposures.
Read more on DOTmed:
Variable Doses of Radiation Raise Safety Concerns for CT Procedures
www.dotmed.com/news/story/11008
Dropping the Dose: A Priority at RSNA
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10925
Many CT Series Unnecessary, Study Finds
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10893
Study Released at RSNA Shows CTs May Cause Excess Radiation Exposure
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10874
New Web Site Calculates Cancer Risk From Medical Imaging
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/8477
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