How many CT Scans are Safe?
In this video, Dr. K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Group Editor in Chief MEDtalks with Dr. Manish Gupta, Radiologist, will discuss about the CT scan radiation dosage. He will explain that the number of slides on a CT scan will not have any effect to radiation exposure. The newer slides have newer technologies which might reduce the radiation dose. He will talk about the different parameters available on CT machine and the technologists decide the amount of radiation dosage administered to the patient.
Dr. KK Aggarwal
Recipient of Padma Shri, Vishwa Hindi Samman, National Science Communication Award and Dr B C Roy National Award, Dr Aggarwal is a physician, cardiologist, spiritual writer and motivational speaker. He was the Past President of the Indian Medical Association and President of Heart Care Foundation of India. He was also the Editor in Chief of the IJCP Group, Medtalks and eMediNexus
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