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Child cancer: 'Field of gold' scan cuts radiation risk

A new method for scanning children's livers for tumours could prevent them being exposed to unnecessary radiation, according to doctors in London. Children are more vulnerable to radiation, which can increase the odds of them developing cancer later in life. The team at King's College Hospital are trialling a scan that turns organs into a "field of gold" to find tumours. The findings were presented in the European Journal of Ultrasound. Nodules or lesions on the liver...

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