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Second Take: Notify patients of radiation risk from CT scans
Should patients scheduled for CT scans be notified of the risk of radiation-induced cancer? In this Second Take article, Dr. Ian Amber and Dr. Po-Hao Chen take the position that obtaining patient consent before performing a CT scan is a necessary task for any responsible imaging provider.
December 17, 2013
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