A doctor ordered a full-body ct scan for unintended weight loss. he admitted that a radiation dose is very high. ive already had over 10 ct scans within 2 years. am i at high risk for developing radiaton-induced cancer (breast, thyroid ect)?

I would be more worried about the unintended weight loss than the radiation from a CT scan. Then again, why have you needed 10 CT scans over a 2-year period? That's certainly unusual. Is there any possibility of doing an MRI scan instead, which does not involve radiation?

All that is done in medicine comes with the good intent of diagnosing and treating and with the risk of unintended side effects. It is unfortunate that CT scan comes with plenty of radiation, but it is urgent to find out a possible cause for your weight loss. Talk to your doc about options and your worries, make sure he or she is aware and can retrieve all scans you had over the last 2 years.