A 40-year-old member asked:
One week after chest x-ray and my back feels like its on fire--are the two related?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

Dr. Michael Braunanswered
Radiology 36 years experience
Very unlikely.: Radiation can cause a skin type burn and most chest xrays are taken with your back exposed to the radiation source. But, usually takes 1 hour or more of continuous exposure to cause a burn. The exposure from a chest xray is less than one second.
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Dr. Gerald Mandellanswered
Nuclear Medicine 53 years experience
No: Chest xray does not cause back pain or other acute process.
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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