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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

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Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S. 1 Some patients receive excessive radiation doses without diagnostic benefit, needlessly increasing their personal risk of developing cancer. 2022 Feb; 302(2):380-389. Smith-Bindman R, Wang Y, Stewart C, et al.