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I received an abdominal ct scan at 21 in the er because of extreme abdominal pain on the right side. did i increase my risk for cancer later being so young getting this scan?
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Not really: That is one scan. No worries about excess radiation exposure unless a patient needs many serial scans, such as to monitor the abdomen every few months for many years after cancer treatment. In real life, even having a few CT scans makes no difference compared to the total radiation one receives merely by living on planet Earth.
Answered 12/5/2019
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