Anxiety due to CT scans

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Asked for Female, 31 Years

I had one HRCT chest due to covid in June 2021 and then one CT chest in October 2021 since I had severe chest pain in chest for 4 months and during these 4 months, I had one Xray, so wanted to know if these scan can lead to any issues later in the life or the body repairs all the damage by itself ?

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Dr. Niveditha Sai Chandra

Neurologist 13 yrs exp Hyderabad

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If u go for more CT scans , it wpuld cause exposure to radiation. Unless it is really indicated and prescribed by a doctor donot go for CT or any other test unnecessarily.

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Dr. Amitabh Gupta Spine Surgeon 19 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Amitabh Gupta

Spine Surgeon 19 yrs exp Delhi

None the latest CT machines have very less exposure.

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