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A member asked:
I just got a lower back xray and an abdominal xray will i get cancer now exposed to the radiation or will i get it later on in life am i put at risk?
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No: First, you need some perspective. You are always exposed to radiation, from the sun, from the earth itself, from electric power lines, etc. The concerning thing about radiation is the amount of radiation and the specific type of radiation. You would need to have 74,000 X-rays in one year to be at increased risk for cancer from X-rays.
Answered 5/27/2016
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