Rebecca Smith-Bindman

University of California-San Francisco

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Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco

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Since long before the Fukushima nuclear-plant disaster, doctors and others have been alarmed by Americans' increased exposure to radiation.

Medical Radiation: Are Americans Getting Too Much of a Good Thing?

Since long before the Fukushima nuclear-plant disaster, doctors and others have been alarmed by Americans' increased exposure to radiation.

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