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November 11th, 2009 posted by Kelly Burkholder-Allen, RN, MSEd November 11, 2009 @ 6:20 am

260 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received radiation exposure to their eyes and are at increased risk for catracts

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/us/10brfs2-HOSPITALWARN_BRF.html

California: Hospital Warns of Cataracts Risk in CT Scans

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 10, 2009

A Los Angeles hospital where patients were exposed to X-ray radiation overdoses during CT scans said its investigation found the patients could be at higher risk of cataracts. The hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said in a statement that about 20 percent of the 260 patients affected, up from an initial finding of 206 patients, had radiation exposure to the lens of their eyes. The hospital sent letters to the patients, offering to pay for the treatment of any health problem caused by the overdose



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