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Is 2 ct scan in 1 month is harmful?
Please advice, 1 hrct chest and 1 CT PNS done in 1 month, will it cause cancer in future life? How much dose of radiation was in it?
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Dr. Bhaskar Bhuvan
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4 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
We consider that ct chest and pns as one scan as the exposed areas are different. One scan uses 7 mill sieverts which is double the natural radiation over 2 years. So repeated scan can increase the risk. Children are more sensitive than adults
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