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It was completely baffling to me how someone as brilliant as SA could conclude that "the risk of dying from the screening exam was 1/660". However, the paper h
by rutierut 3y ago
It was completely baffling to me how someone as brilliant as SA could conclude that "the risk of dying from the screening exam was 1/660".
However, the paper he references does contain the specific example:
> For example, a 40-year-old woman undergoing CT coronary angiography is estimated to have a 1 in 270 chance of developing cancer at a radiation dose of approximately 20 mSv
At this point I'm completely lost here.
- deelly 3y agoPlease don't be so quick https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38036113 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38036113