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Can you get to much radiation from CT scan? Can it kill you years later from cancer? How bad is to get CT scan at the age of 30yr. I had one chest ct.

Dr. Maricer Escalon, Florida International University College of Medicine Answered May. 2, 2014
19 years experience in Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology
Don't worry. The radiation exposure from a single chest ct is ver low and provides either very little or no additional risk.
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