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Im worried about cancer from radiation i received 2 ct scans of abdomen 4 years apart 5 mammograms 3 x-rays and a few dental exams. im so scared about radiation i wont go through the airport scanners anymore what is my outlook ?
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That's not too much: 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 and over, can occasionally add up to too much.
Answered 11/21/2019
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X-rays: While all radiation is cumulative, the information gleaned from imaging is both necessary and invaluable, tag it is gained tag very small risk. For example , a full 14 film dental x-ray series is less radiation than a day in the sun. With todays equipment and techniques the risk of radiation induced cancer is all out nil. Without imaging we would have to cut you open to look.
Answered 4/5/2020
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