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I've had 4ct of the brain in 2012 they where all done n a 7 month period will i get a brain tumor or something bad happen later n yrs or soon ?
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No: the amount of radiation from the new generation of CT scanners is not like the older ones and does not cause tumors or cancer
Answered 11/14/2014
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