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I had one ct angio full body and one full body ct scan last yr in a10 day period. the total exposure was 52 msv. what is my cancer risk? i am 27.

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Remote: Excessive radiation carries some risk of causing Cancer but many years later(>10 years). Only doses in excess of 100 msv carry significant risk. In your case, my guess is that, the odds are less than one in thousand individuals.

Answered 12/2/2014

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