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  "id": 597990,
  "title": "Q&A: Lowering radiation dose in chest X-ray imaging yields same accuracy, researcher finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/q-a-lowering-radiation-dose-in-chest-x-ray-imaging-yields-same",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T19:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-qa-lowering-dose-chest-ray.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Digital tomosynthesis (DTS) is an X-ray technique that provides sectional images with better lesion visibility than conventional chest radiography (CXR), while using far less radiation than CT. Masoud Jadidi will defend his thesis, \"Evaluation of image quality, radiation dose, and tumor size assessment in chest tomosynthesis,\" on Aug. 21, 2026. His thesis evaluates digital thoracic tomosynthesis…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}