[ArmstedFragg]

Yeah, good question. For what it’s worth, the radiation level used in head scans is about one fourth of that used in abdominal scans. http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/MedicalImaging/MedicalX-Rays/ucm115329.htm

[ArmstedFragg]

You know, looking at those figures on comparative doses, and at the article again, I wonder if this was a case of a tech using the full body dose for a brain scan? You’d think that the first time somebody showed up with missing hair, there’d be some alarms raised, though. Just musing to myself...