A new study suggests that a low-dose CT scan effectively diagnoses appendicitis to decrease radiation exposure, especially in young patients, and reduce cancer risk.
"The Martian" movie shows an astronaut planting potatoes on Mars. In reality, this might be impossible not because of the Martian soil but because of radiation exposure that is 17 times harsher than Earth's.
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