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PH 301 Seminar in Public Health Issues - University of Hawaii
Case Study - Screening With Full Body Scanning
A new screening service is gaining popularity in your community. Flyers are seen in area grocery stores, churches, and local papers promoting Whole Body CT screening. It promises a detailed look at your body, through a Virtual Cheik-1, p, in a facility accredited by the American College of Radiology. Another facility the Princeton Longo ay Center. offers Full Body Scans, and even has a place for online chat if you have questions.
In light of this material, we will debate the following question:
Given the rise of chronic conditions and cancer as people age. would you recommend this ten for not) to patients over 65?
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Group 1 will take the -yes, we should recommend" position. You may use the following references, or others that you find: Han et at Clin Imaging (2006) 40:307
The Albert paper is a review of the risks of radiation exposure by CT scans and other imaging studies. The sections on Whole Body CT scanning are pertinent to this Case Study, and the rest of the paper should also be of interest regarding the approach to screening studies for specific diseases.
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