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American Citizens As Guinea PigsPart 8Written by Kelleigh NelsonCategory: ArticlesPublished: 08 February 2011  Part 8 X-ray Computed Tomography or CT scanSince its introduction in the 1970s, CT Scans have become more and more popular as diagnostic tools. While the patient is receiving the three dimensional scan, outside of the room, a technician reads the 3-D image of the interior of the body on a computer.CT scans save lives, but they also cause cancer. Of the 70 million scans done last year … [Read more...] about American Citizens As Guinea Pigs Part 8