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Emily Woods

Doctor stands by decision not to give boxer brain scan

George Diamond (left) died four months after suffering a head knock while boxing. (HANDOUT/DIAMOND FAMILY)

An 18-year-old's symptoms of vomiting, headache and dizziness 10 days after a head knock while boxing were not enough to warrant a brain scan, an emergency doctor has told an inquest.

Frankston Hospital emergency physician Yigal Reuben has stood by a decision to not order a CT scan for George Diamond in the months before he died, despite desperate pleas from the teen's father.

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