Archives by Tag 'Radiation'

Packages under Hospital Lobby Desk may have Exposed Staff and Patients to Radiation

Two packages that sat under the concierge desk in the lobby of Washington’s Walter Reed Army Medical Center for two days may have exposed people in the area to radiation, reports The Washington Post. On May 1 of this year, two packages addressed to the hospital administrative officer and carrying radioactive materials for treatment and [...]

Unnecessary radiation exposure and cancer risk common with CT scans, researchers urge FDA oversight

Researchers say patients are currently at risk for receiving more radiation than necessary from Computed Tomography (CT scans) and increasing cancer risk due to a current lack of standardization, monitoring and regulation of how imaging equipment is used. The editorial “Is Computed Tomography Safe?” by Rebecca Smith-Bindman, M.D. and researchers at the University of California [...]