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I'm 17 i've had 2 ct scans of the head in one year i'm so scared that i'm going to get cancer! i need some reassurance i'm freaking out !
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You will be ok: Radiation exposure is a necessary consequence of CT scanning. However, the amount of exposure from one head CT is equal to about half of the annunal exposure to radiation that someone gets who lives in Denver. In the amount that you are talking about some experts think that radiation from 10-15 head CTs might offer a 'slight' increase in cancer.
Answered 5/3/2018
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