Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110213:16:52:00
New concerns being raised over the average american's dose of medical radiation. some say too much radiation increases cancer risk and now the use of one medical device with a high radiation output is soaring around the country. casey stegall with more on that. >> the device you are talking about, the ct machine, commonly known as the cat scan. surprisingly, doctors say that the immediate side effects of medical radiation isn't really known. that is for a couple of different reasons. radiation can stay in the body for up to 20 years after the test and the amount used varied on each patient and...
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