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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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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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