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Can a single chest xray cause cancer or scars in my lung or any prt d body can d radiation cause infertility too please i need an answer my age 20 female?

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Dr. A. tarig Ahmed answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

CxR: The risk is very very low with one chest x ray.

Answered 4/20/2014

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