New Delhi: The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) has issued a press launched refuting AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria’s latest claims the place he comared a CT Scan to equal to taking 300-400 X-rays.
The radiology physique known as the declare deceptive, mentioned that the concept CT Scans trigger cansed is outdated, the physique expressed that it was “shocked and disappointed” by the senior physician’s feedback.
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Recently, AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria mentioned that the CT Scan was equal to 300-400 X-rays so individuals ought to keep away from it in delicate instances. CT Scans had grow to be a go to because the newer variants of Covid-19 weren’t simply dected within the RT-PCR exams even when the particular person was exhibiting signs of Covid.
In a seven pointer assertion, the IRAI mentioned, “CT Chest is helpful to stage the disease mild, moderate or severe, there by contributing significantly in management. More over the progression of the disease can be monitored by CT especially in patients who are deteriorating”.
The IRIA mentioned a CT scan is “far more sensitive than saturation monitoring by pulse oximetry in detecting lung damage”, and will help well timed administration of steroids.
“Already hospitals are overburdened and with early administration of treatment, it might be possible to manage the patients at home. Earlier the treatment is started, easier it is to save a patient,” it mentioned.
‘This is a really retrograde and was the state of affairs 30-40 years in the past. The trendy CT Scanners use extremely low dose CT which has radiation similar to solely 5-10 x-rays,’ the IRIA mentioned.
“Also the statement that CT Chest can cause Lung Cancer is alarming. The radiation dose from a single CT Chest is almost equivalent to the back ground radiation received by any person over a year,” the physique mentioned, including, “such unscientific and irresponsible statements from such senior health authorities creates confusion among the public and hampers COVID 19 treatment”.
