Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Feb 8, K Wachter
The American Society for Radiation Oncology has released a six-point plan to improve patient safety and reduce the potential for medical errors during cancer radiotherapy.The plan comes on the heels of two stories (Read Article)
My Two Cents: This may be too little too late, but it's a start. I'm pretty sure we all know that too much radiation is not a good thing. It's the gift that keeps on giving
in the form of rapidly aging cells, cell mutation, internal and external scarring, secondary cancers and irreversible organ damage to say the least. Radiation is all around us and every procedure we have that includes radiation just adds to the problem. Most people can handle the daily dose, but some of us are more susceptible. This, however, is not usually taken into account when tests, such as x-rays and CT scans are involved.
Radiation Oncologists Announce Six-Point Plan for Safer Radiotherapy
