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CT scanning

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CT scanning
Computer tomography scanning is a diagnostic imaging tool that uses x rays sent through the body at different angles.
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Although the study is a welcome foray into lung cancer screening, it doesn't establish CT scanning as an effective test, says pulmonologist Michael Unger of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.
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The Center offers the most sophisticated imaging available, with on-site X-ray, mammography and full-body CT scanning.
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