Category Archives: Radiation Overdose News

CT Radiation and Cancer

Radiation overexposure from medical procedures has become an increasing concern in the past several months, beginning in November when the FDA issued an alert. It’s investigation found CT machines made by General Electric and Toshiba hadn’t been calibrated correctly and …

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CT scan radiation overdoses have been uncovered across the US

CT scan machines manufactured by General Electric and Toshiba are at the center of a nationwide probe involving dangerous radiation overdoses. If you underwent perfusion CT imaging to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke in the past several …

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FDA Investigation

In October 2009, the FDA issued a nationwide alert to hospitals warning them to review their safety procedures for CT scans after 206 patients at a California hospital were found to have received radiation overdoses. Though the FDA did not …

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