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Anxious after CT scan PNS & HRCT Chest
My sister have gone through 1 CT PNS and 1 HRCT chest (in 1 month) during covid time in april 2021. Now she is afraid and feeling anxiety as she heard CT scan is dangerous and it may develop cancer in future. Kindly advice. How much radiation dose she got with these scan? is there any risk?
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