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I am scheduled to have a nuclear bone scan and they asked me if i had an x-ray in the last 6 weeks. i forgot that i had one 5 weeks ago. is it relevant?
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It is : It is relevant, they ask because of the amount of radiation used in CT scans
Answered 10/14/2019
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