Mythbusting LCS in Radiology: Radiation Dose (Part 3)

*This episode was originally part of the ACR Bulletin podcast and was recorded in 2020.

Dr. Debra Dyer, MD, and Dr. Ella Kazerooni, MD, discuss concerns about radiation dose from a lung cancer screening CT in part three of their five-part conversation.

As part of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2020, Dr. Debra Dyer, Chair of the ACR’s Lung Cancer Screening Steering Committee, had a series of conversations with stakeholders across the healthcare spectrum about myths in lung screening in the limited series “Mythbusting Lung Cancer Screening.”

Dr. Ella Kazerooni is a Professor of Radiology & Internal Medicine and serves as the Associate Chief Clinical Officer for the Diagnostic and Clinical Information Oversight Team within the University of Michigan Medical Group. She is the inaugural chair of the American Cancer Society’s National Lung Cancer Roundtable.

Additional information on this topic, as well as the resources mentioned during the episode, can be found at https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/Lung-Cancer-Screening-Resources.