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Experience Counts in Reading Mammograms
Study finds false-positive rate 50% higher in younger radiologists

Mammography Gets a Helping Hand
Helps detect tumor activity in dense breasts

New Technology Allows Personal View of Tumors
'Fly-through' technique may eliminate X-rays

CT Scans for Kids: Not Every Bump Warrants an X-ray
Physicians should keep radiation dose low for young patients

Low-Dose Radiation Harms Cells Longer
But researcher says it could be a protective mechanism

X-ray Technologists Were Prone to Breast Cancer
Risk of disease dropped after 1960, study says

Radiation Causes Mutations for Several Generations
Third generation of mice still show damage, study says

Nervous System Tumors Tied to Radiation Exposure
Japanese study finds risk higher with even moderate levels

More Mammograms May Lead to More Lawsuits
If mammograms fail to save lives, they may prove costly

A Ray of Hope
Scientists developing new kind of medical imaging