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Please help, how much radiation does a ct scan of the pelvis and abdomen combine have?
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It depends.: A number of factors change the absorbed dose. Body build, the type of study, number of scans to obtain diagnostic information. Typically, somewhere around 300 msv.
Answered 9/3/2013
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See answer: While it depends on the specific type of ct scanner, since some newer units have lower radiations dosages, a ct of the abdomen / pelvis is approximately 10-15 msv. Natural background radiation dose is 3 msv / year (radon , cosmic rays etc.) for comparison a chest x-ray equals approximately 10 days of background radiation.
Answered 3/22/2020
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Radiation : It depends on the machine that is being used and the size of the patient. A skinny patient with a newer machine can be as little as 5-7 msv. Hey older machine with a larger patient can be as much as 20 msv. You should ask for the type of machine and see if they have the newest technology such as asir on ge machines... But so you know a average airline pilot dads 20 to 25 msv of radiation a year from being a pilot.
Answered 9/19/2013
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Im 47 and i have hydronephrosis and from oct 2021- april 2022 ive had 7 CT scans.6 of then were abdomen/pelvis w/o contrast and 1 of them was head or brain w/o contrast.should i be worried about too much radiation exposure?Would that cause the C-word?
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A member asked:
Im 47 and i have hydronephrosis and from oct 2021- april 2022 ive had 7 CT scans.6 of then were abdomen/pelvis w/o contrast and 1 of them was head or brain w/o contrast.should i be worried about too much radiation exposure?Would that cause the C-word?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
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Is a CT-scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis all in one scan at the same time more radiation than a single chest-CT? I was told that it was not.
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