RSNA 2007: Controversy as CT cancer risk falls under spotlight
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
In what could taint the image of CT, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has released a study claiming that increasing use of the modality could pose significant public health issues in the future. However, the study has drawn much criticism from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the US industry body Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).