But some doctors say the CT scan exposes patients unnecessarily to harmful radiation, as much radiation as a patient might receive from 400 chest x-rays.
VOA: standard.2010.04.07
Radiation used in CT scans may be harmful to the genetic material within mummified remains.
VOA: special.2010.06.29
It was "very unlikely" that harmfulradiation levels from the damaged Japanese reactors would reach U.S. shores, Mr. Jaczko said during a White House briefing.
U.S. officials also sought to reassure the public that American nuclear facilities are safe and played down the likelihood of harmfulradiation reaching the U.S. from Japan.