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Mount Sinai Doctors North Shore Medical Group
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Vassar Brothers Medical Center
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SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
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Saint Mary's Good Samaritan Regional Heath Center
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Monmouth Medical Center
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The William W. Backus Hospital/Eastern CT Hematology and Oncology Associates
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What does the CT screening process look like?
Below are 2 videos that fully describe the CT experience, including an actual CT scan. Click on either to download keeping in mind that the movies are large files (approximately 9-16 MB), and are in the Quicktime format (plugin available free from www.apple.com)
Is the amount of radiation used in CT scans for lung cancer safe?
Recent articles published in Archives of Internal Medicine, "Projected Cancer Risks From Computed Tomographic Scans Performed in the United States in 2007" and "Radiation Dose Associated With Common Computed Tomography Examinations and the Associated Lifetime Attributable Risk of Cancer" raise concerns about the potential risks associated with radiation.
What is Computed Tomography?
The CT (Computed Tomography) scan or the CAT (Computer-Aided Tomography) scan is a diagnostic procedure that takes a detailed cross-sectional x-ray picture of a "slice" of the body.