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Joe
07-23-2007, 05:59 PM
Although the lifetime risk of cancer associated with exposure toradiation from computerize tomographic (CT) coronary angiography is"non-negligible," the risk varies widely depending on the age andgender of the patient and type of scan that is used, according to areport in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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