Some facts about CT scans

Turn the light on!

Plain X-ray films tell us a little bit. It was a magical moment when the CT (computed tomography) came. Talk about turning the lights on! The experts have told us for a long time that the CT is overused. In addition to the expense and radiation exposure and contrast dye reactions, there are those “abnormalities” that are found. At the end of the day, that means a lot of unnecessa…