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		<title>FDA Initiative Addresses Unnecessary Radiation Exposure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With recent news of excessive, harmful radiation from medical imaging procedures, the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration announced on February 9, 2010 an initiative to decrease unnecessary exposure from computed tomography (CT) scans, nuclear medicine studies, and fluoroscopy.  These contribute substantially to total radiation exposure, with much higher radiation than standard and dental X-rays, and mammography.  ]]></description>
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