IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register reports that a group of infectious disease and emergency specialists from UC Irvine and the Orange County Health Care Agency attended a special screening of the film Contagion on Friday then held a panel discussion afterward. The verdict: It’s accurate. “I thought one of the lines in the [...]
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Radiation anxiety rooted in fear of unknown, UC Irvine psychologist says
March 28, 2011 – 12:03 pm
Whether or not people understand the scientific explanation about the relative danger of radiation to Americans from Japan’s nuclear crisis, some tend worry about the worst-possible scenario, particularly when it involves complicated events like radiation exposure, says a UC Irvine psychologist and expert in disaster medical response. Read more >>
CT scans and the risk of radiation
December 1, 2010 – 10:33 am
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Carl Schultz, professor of emergency medicine and director of research at the Center for Disaster Medical Sciences, comments on radiation exposure from CT scans for an ABC News report about cancer risks associated with the diagnostic tool. Read more >>