Radiologia

CT scanning—safer when used properly

Used properly, CT scanning is an excellent diagnostic instrument; the benefits of its use outweigh the risks. But CT can be detrimental to health when used inappropriately—eg, for self-referred reassurance scans. So concludes a report published in 2007 by the UK Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE). All nine of the recommendations were accepted by the UK Department of Health on April 6, 2010. The committee reviewed the published work on benefits and risks associated with CT scanning in the health assessment of symptom-free individuals. They defined self-referred CT scans as an “individual health assessment”. However, COMARE will not ban or prohibit scans but bring them within a formal regulatory regimen and distinguish them from diagnostic scans. The government legislation that will be amended is the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 (IR(ME)R).
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