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So continuous radiation that focuses on thyroid ct scans and radioactive dye from pet scans can't destroy someone's thyroid gland causing it to fail ...leading to hypothyroid issues ?
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It does have effect : Radioactive dyes containing iodine of the iodide type can cause permanent thyroid damage and cancer. This was published id a study by dr brunelli from brigham and womens hospital in boston and published in the archives of internal medicine.In 2012.
Answered 8/24/2017
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Quantity is the ?: Radiation exposure is cummulative and partly time interval of exposure related . I don't want to avoid your ? , but what do u mean by continuous ? I am not famililiar with continuous exposure in diagnostic radiology.
Answered 1/5/2019
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