A member asked:

How long does it take for side effects of radiation exposure (eg via ct scans) to show up in human body (god forbids).is it years or months?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

With exposures: in the ranges of diagnostic imaging, lifetime effects are cumulative. The risks are generally very small and hypothetical, but that said, it would probably take a radiation induced cancer 20 years to become apparent. It would depend on the type of cancer as well.

Answered 5/4/2017

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