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CT Scans Could Cause DNA Damage, Cell Death

Saranya Palanisamy   |

Jul 23, 2015 09:50 AM EDT

Computerised tomography (CT) scans could cause DNA damage and cell death in patients as well as expose patients to over 150 times more radiation than that of a chest X-ray, say researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine in a study published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.