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Low Radiation CT Scan Can Reduce The Cancer Risk

On Monday a low radiation of CT scan has been launched at the city hospital which is enough being able to reduce the risk of cancer through its controlled radiation. According to the doctors of that Sir Ganga Ram Hospital it is very cleared that this equipment, 128-Slice CT Scanner, is associated with quite potentialities Read more

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Early CT Scans Screening Could Reduce Lung Cancer Death Rate

A new study in U.S. including both former and current smokers show that early CT scan screening always cuts near about 20 percent death rate of lung cancer. These findings are too much valuable because, this type of cancer is an aggressive disease, which often is undetected. So, once lung cancer diagnosed the mortality rate Read more

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CT Scans Are Overused – Over Exposure to Radiation and Additional Costs

Overuse of CT scans Several hospitals expose their patients to multiple CT scans on the same day. According to a majority of radiologists, there is no benefit of undertaking more than one CT scan per day. Almost eighty percent of the chest patients covered by Medicare were undergoing multiple scans. In comparison, the same rate Read more

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Radiotherapy Cancer Treatment – External Radiation Session

Radiotherapy treatment is given either externally or internally, depending on the site of the tumour. It is always given at a cancer treatment centre because of the need for specialist equipment. The patient usually attends daily with a break at weekends. Radiotherapy Treatment program may last up to six weeks depending on the technique used. Read more