Does bone scan involve any exposure to radiation?
3 doctors weighed in:
Does bone scan involve any exposure to radiation?
3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Levine
Orthopedic Surgery
In brief:
Minimal
There is some radiation exposure as a bone scan involves injecting a radioactive isotope into your blood and then scaning your body to see where the radioactive isotope accumulates.
In brief:
Minimal
There is some radiation exposure as a bone scan involves injecting a radioactive isotope into your blood and then scaning your body to see where the radioactive isotope accumulates.
Dr. Robert Levine
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Dr. Thomas Heston
Family Medicine
In brief:
Yes
The bone scan involves being administered a radiotracer that is then imaged by a camera.
The amount of radiation is very small but not zero.
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