Researchers who analyzed data in children under age 15 who had CT scans between 1996 and 2011 examined the frequency and level of radiation doses. They estimate that of the four million scans performed each year, more than 4,800 kids could develop future cancers as a result of radiation exposure. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.June 10, 2013
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