Taiwan: A recent study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) has highlighted the importance of the prudent use of computed tomography (CT) in the pediatric population. The study showed that.
For children under age 18 years, a single computed tomography (CT) scan is not associated with an increased risk of brain tumors, leukemia or lymphoma, but exposure to 4 or more scans before adulthood more than doubles the risk, according to new research https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.221303 in CMAJ.
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