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Low-dose spiral CT scans are associated with 20.3% fewer deaths from lung cancer compared to chest X-rays, the NCI (National Cancer Institute) has announced. The CT (computed tomography) devices are able to identify lung cancer at an earlier stage than X-rays.
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACERIN) and the Lung Screening Study group carried out a randomized trial involving 53,500 heavy current and ex-smokers aged between 55 and 74, called the NLST (National Lung Screening Trial), and compared the impact of low-dose helical CT (computed tomography) against chest X-rays on lung cancer mortality. It found that those screened with the low-dose helical CT have a 20.3% lower risk of dying from lung cancer.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), which sponsored the trial, is part of the NIH (National Institutes of Health).
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