Although the large majority of these children have fairly minor head injury, an increasing number have been undergoing head CT scans, as CT scanners have become more readily available and faster ...

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Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching ...

Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of ionizing radiation. A large international study found that people who had at least one CT scan before the age of 22 are at a significantly ...

One CT scan can expose a patient to 10 or 15 times ... And scientists have emphasized the need to be particularly careful with children, who may be more vulnerable to radiation exposure while ...

CT scans are the gold standard for detecting pneumonia but there are concerns regarding the risk posed by repeated exposure to radiation.