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Beware radiation from too many tests

Improved medical imaging tests give doctors a better look inside patients' bodies and help them make earlier and more accurate diagnoses, but the radiation exposure can sometimes outweigh the benefits of these expensive tests.
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Improved medical imaging tests give doctors a better look inside patients' bodies and help them make earlier and more accurate diagnoses, but the radiation exposure can sometimes outweigh the benefits of these expensive tests.

Posted 2012-06-12T18:26:00-0400 - Updated 2012-06-12T18:27:37-0400