An Archive of News Articles of Interest to the Profession of Radiologic Sciences

 


New tests of airport scanners find radiation OK

MSNBC - May 2011

 

ER docs too quick to X-ray head-injured kids, study suggests

MSNBC - May 2011

 

Airport security scans: What would your doctor do?

CNN - April 2011

 

Effect of radiation on humans still harbors mysteries

CNN - March 2011

 

Brain scan overdose offers glimpse of radiation threat

MSNBC - March 2011

 

Despite fears, radiation health risk remains low, experts say

MSNBC - March 2011

 

Radiation beam strays, harming instead of helping

New York Times - December 2010

 

Breast test furor fades but anger lingers

CNN.com - December 2010

 

Airport body scanners 'could give you cancer', warns expert

MailOnline.com - November 2010

 

Are airport X-ray scanners harmful?

MSNBC.com - November 2010

 

'Spiral' CT scans can cut lung cancer deaths

MSNBC.com - November 2010

 

CA Governor Signs Radiation Overdose Bill into Law

Health Leaders Media - October 2010

 

Biggest radiation threat is due to medical scans 
Americans get most medical radiation in world; dose has grown sixfold

MSNBC - June 2010

 

Medical radiation complaints spur FDA action

MSNBC - April 2010

 

Why Are Breast-Cancer Rates Dropping?

Newsweek - March 2010

 

Aspirin cuts death risk after breast cancer

MSNBC - February 2010

 

Three articles from the New York Times

NY Times - January 2010

 

More Mammogram Madness

MSNBC.com - January 2010

 

Cedars-Sinai investigated for significant radiation overdoses of 206 patients

LA Times - October 2009

 

Hospital error leads to radiation overdoses

LA Times - October 2009

 

How we're winning the war on breast cancer

CNN - October 2009

 

1 in 3 breast cancer patients may be overtreated

MSNBC - July 2009

 

When cancer-screening fears are all too real
1 in 5 women does not want to know if she has the disease, survey shows

MSNBC - January 2009

 

Trying To Prevent Lymphedema After Breast Cancer

CBS News - January 2009

 

Colon X-ray spots cancer, reduces dread factor 
Alternative to colonoscopy has flaws, but could boost screening rates

MSNBC - September 2008

 

3-D glasses may improve mammogram images

MSNBC - June 2008

 

Bone drug Zometa helps fight spread of breast cancer

Health Republic - June 2008

 

Artist’s X-ray images seek beauty underneath

MSNBC.com - May 2008

 

Vitamin D may benefit breast cancer patients 
Those with lower levels more likely to die of the disease, study found

MSNBC.com - May 2008

 

Shorter radiation course works just as well 
Fewer cancer treatments at higher doses is safe and effective, study says

MSNBC.com - March 2008

 

Hormone therapy skews mammogram results 
Study: Even short-term use can make detecting breast cancer more difficult

MSNBC.com - February 2008

 

Hair could help diagnose breast cancer 
Scientists spot distinctive pattern in X-rays of hair from cancer patients

MSNBC.com - February 2008

 

Some breast cancer Web sites inaccurate 
Pages for alternative medicine most likely to contain false data, study finds

MSNBC.com - February 2008

 

Digital mammograms best for younger women - But newer method can cost up to four times more than traditional exam

MSNBC.com - January 2008

 

Even small fee makes some skip mammograms - Paying as little as $10 of cost leads many older women to skip the exam

MSNBC.com - January 2008

 

Nuclear reactor woes delay medical tests 
Radioactive isotopes needed for heart and cancer imaging in scant supply

MSNBC.com - December 2007

 

More pregnant women getting high-tech scans 
Radiation levels are low, but may carry risk to the fetus, study says

MSNBC.com - November 2007

 

‘Super X-rays’ spot heart ills, spark debate

MSNBC.com - November 2007

 

Should You Have a CT Scan?

Time.com - July 2007

 

Americans 'too fat for x-rays'

BBC News - September 2006

 

Study: Damage stays from low-dose X-rays

CNN.com -- April 2003

 

Computed Tomography (CT)

Food and Drug Administration -- July 2002