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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Beware the radiation dangers of medical imaging tests (like CT scans)

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Did you know that just one CT scan exposes your body to as much radiation as 100 chest X-rays?

The next time a doctor says he need you to undergo a medical imaging test, you might be wise to start asking some annoying questions such as, "What makes you believe the increased radiation damage is worth the theoretical benefit of imaging my body tissues?"

Read more about the dangers of CT scans here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/027648_CT_scans_radiation.html

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