Are patients sufficiently shielded against stray radiation during CT scans?

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Radiation exposure during diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography (CT) contributes to a small, but potentially preventable percentage of cancers, yet a new study reports that 40 percent of hospitals surveyed do not routinely utilize CT shielding.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news