Diagnostic X-ray damage must be reduced say experts
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Some 42,000 people worldwide die from the carcinogenic effects of diagnostic X-rays each year, according to Dr Jack Valentin of the Swedish Radiation Protection Institute in Stockholm. Speaking at the 10th World Congress on Radiology in Wurzburg, Germany, Dr Valentin based his calculations on estimated exposure levels from diagnostic X-rays of 0.3 mS per capita worldwide annually.