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Iugr 34 wks old daughter had chest/abdom (babygram) 2 views & another abdom x ray 2 views. add another chest x ray 2 views at 3 yrs old. research suggests real increased cancer risk due to age/size at time of tests. thoughts? estimate effective dose?
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No worries: They say "Don't sweat the small stuff." We are all here for only a short time, so enjoy life and don't worry about little things. The difference in what will happen to a specific person who got those x-rays and an identical person who did not get those x-rays is completely unpredictable and is small... in an unknowable way. That said, only do tests when truly needed and choose low-radiation tests.
Answered 11/8/2017
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Really -don't worry: A few regular x-rays are not going to increase risk enough to spend time worrying about it. It's not like she had multiple CAT scans, which is like having thousands of x-rays at one time. Radiation from the environment gives us as much exposure as a few xrays. I just would really not worry about this risk, and spend your worry time about preventing things that really are items that cause risk.
Answered 3/7/2021
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