The Viewpoint of an Influential Radiologist, Deserving a Public Response John W. Gofman, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Molecular and Cell Biology, Univ. Calif. Berkeley and Egan O'Connor, Exec. The X-rays and Health Project. An educational project of the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility.
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He does not claim that there is any harm to health from reducing x-ray dosage per procedure. That point deserves emphasis. In healthcare, physicians and patients continuously accept risks in return for benefits. It would be a giant step backwards to take the position that they both are too stupid to make such choices. For example, patients know that general anesthesia carries risks, and they accept the risks in return for the benefits of the surgery.