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Several ct scans about 5 years ago resulting in a 50 msv effective dose mainly to my abdominal and pelvic area. how worried should i be about cancer?
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Not to worry: In terms of radiation exposure utilizing the SI system, a millisievert (mSv) is the average accumulated background radiation dose for 1 year,. Radiation that exceeds a minimum (threshold) level can cause depression of blood cells (threshold dose = 500 mSv, or cataracts (threshold dose = 5,000 mSv). Radiation can however cause cancer in the young especially breast and thyroid Ca,,not pelvic
Answered 2/10/2015
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