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I am 37, former smoker, who has reformed. if i had a chest xray every year for the next 60 years... is the cumlative radiation a risk?
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Chest x-ray: there is no reason to have a chest x- ray every year for the next 60 years because of past history of smoking, of course exposure to radiation always pose a risk
Answered 10/4/2016
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