A Guaranteed Way to Reduce Future Cancer-Rates. By John W. Gofman, M.D., Ph.D. Fall 2000. The X-rays and Health Project. An educational project of the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility.
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Accumulated exposure to x-rays, for medical imaging, is a proven cause of Cancer. This is not in dispute. Therefore, reducing current doses during x-ray imaging is a program which is guaranteed to reduce future cancer rates. The fact is that the benefits of x-ray images can be obtained from lower doses. We have two do-able suggestions for making the Bay Area a model for California and the nation.