[ RadSafe ] medical scans and risk

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

I completely agree with the conclusion in this piece, but I think that
the net benefits are actually even higher when viewed in Life-Years
lost, as many of the X-ray, CT, etc. procedures have a (theoretical)
risk that is in the distant future (in the tens of years, often),
whereas the life saving/improving benefit much sooner; in the several of
hours, in the case of trauma.  Hard to fit them on the same scale.

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of Stabin, Michael
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 8:42 AM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: [ RadSafe ] medical scans and risk

 

Pat Zanzonico has provided a piece to this discussion that we have been
waiting for a long time. See the link below.

 

http://hps.org/hpspublications/articles/Benefitsofmedradexposures.html

 

 

 

Mike

 

Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Department of
Radiology and Radiological Sciences Vanderbilt University
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-2675
Phone (615) 343-0068
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