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I was exposed to 60msv of radiation from ct scans in a 10 days period. now i am petrified of cancer. what are the odds of having cancer a yr later?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Very low: One CT scan has a very low risk of causing cancer. Also, ionizing radiation would likely cause cancer many YEARS in the future not in less than one year. Some info from ACS: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/radiationexposureandcancer/index
Answered 4/18/2016
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None!: You can relax, quit worrying too much. CT scans can not cause Cancer in anyone in a year later. Only excessive use of Radiation over a life time( CT scans >10-20 times) could possibly have some slight risk of causing cancer, even that is hard to prove. Let your doctor guide you further in case you are worried.
Answered 7/24/2015
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Minimal: While radiation is a predisposing factor in cancer development, it usually takes many years, even decades. The odds of having cancer a year later for radiation due to CT is not likely to be measurably higher than the normal risk.
Answered 7/24/2015
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