On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Notification to healthcare professionals warning that x-rays used during CT Scans could cause problems for some people with electronic medical devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulators and drug infusion pumps. The FDA issued recommendations to help reduce the risk after receiving reports of malfunction and identifying other potential problems that could be caused by the x-rays. Continued

