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Do i need to worry about radiation effects from an x-ray?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: All radiation you receive is cumulative. Excessive radiation is damaging.
Answered 5/6/2013
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The theoretical: increased risk for any individual xray is minimal. For a medically indicated xray, the diagnostic benefit outweighs the minimal risk, so although it is always prudent to be aware of cumulative xray exposure, worrying excessively about X-rays could lead to imprudent and dangerous health care decisions. You can calculate the risks at xrayrisk.com.
Answered 11/23/2014
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No: It's pointless to worry about thing about which you can do nothing. If there was a reason to have an x-ray, the benefits (picking up treatable disease that could disable or kill you otherwise) substantially outweigh the theoretical risk. You're exposed to radiation constantly from the environment, far more over time than you'd get from one of today's imaging studies. Stop reading scare stuff.
Answered 11/26/2017
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