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flag New Medicare rules mandate tracking radiation levels from CT scans to enhance patient safety.

flag New Medicare regulations require hospitals and imaging centers to track and report radiation levels from CT scans, aimed at improving patient safety and reducing cancer risks from high radiation exposure. flag The rules, effective since January, will be phased in over three years, addressing inconsistencies in radiation doses. flag Over 93 million CT scans are performed annually in the U.S., primarily on patients aged 60 and older, with some doses found to be excessively high.

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