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Can single heat ct scan about 8 years ago (age of 12)lead to cancer?
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No, not even 2 scans: Patients get CT scans all over the world, every day. As long as there is a good reason for the scan, it is fine to do. If repeated scans are planned, to follow some sort of serious illness, a patient can ask his doctor what other options there are, in order to decrease the total number of scans in his lifetime. Having repeated CT scans, over and over, can add up to too much x-ray exposure.
Answered 6/28/2017
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