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Harm from ct scans

2019-07-07 02:04:32
I did two times ct scans of chest and 4 times chest x rays within 35 days..is it very harmfull..is there a possibility of cancer because of these too many scans
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No there wjlll not be any cancer but such exposures should be undertaken only for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes means for treatment. What are you suffering from? What was the need for such extensive radio exposure.

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