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A member asked:
Had a lot of ct scans.my dr always told me, cells repair after exposure to ct. how is radiation cumulative? how is the damage cumulative? thank you
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Relax: While evidence-based physicians are required by the strictest laws to tell you the truth, it's actually profitable for charlatans to exaggerate, cynically, the dangers of today's medicine. The extra radiation you get from a CT scan today is equal to what you'd get from cosmic rays from living in Denver instead of Topeka for two months. The increased cancer risk isn't measurable.
Answered 1/5/2019
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