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H! i got two chest x rays twice in 6 week. s it dangerous? s there possibility that radiation in large dose to hit me in the room? and can i get cancer a month after latest chest x ray?

Q: h! i got two chest x rays twice in 6 week. s it dangerous? s there possibility that radiation in large dose to hit me in the room? and can i get cancer a month after latest chest x ray?

: The radiation you were exposed to is minimal and for diagnostic purposes, and no, you will not develop cancer within a month of this exposure.

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

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The radiation you were exposed to is minimal and for diagnostic purposes, and no, you will not develop cancer within a month of this exposure.

Answered 9/11/2023

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A member asked:

H! i got two chest x rays twice in 6 week. s it dangerous? s there possibility that radiation in large dose to hit me in the room? and can i get cancer a month after latest chest x ray?

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