Is CT scans of chest safe? Plz tel me...

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Is CT scan of chest safe?? As I had read in some articles it will cause cancer in fuure??? Plz tell me.

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Dr. Karthik K S

Surgical Oncologist 13 yrs exp Mangalore

CT scan is a good investigative tool.

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Dr. M.Ponraj

Medical Oncologist 13 yrs exp Palakkad

No. Give a example. Daily in a newspaper seeing bus, car accident. That does not means whoever going by bus and car get accident. Ct scan safe only. Don't trying to research on that. You will get more and more confusion

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Dr. Archana Prathipati Radiation Oncologist 14 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Archana Prathipati

Radiation Oncologist 14 yrs exp Hyderabad

Any radiation poses health hazard with increased mutation rates... So we have to judiciously use radiation.. Benefit should be more than risk...

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get a lowdose CT scan ..it will give enough clinical infirmation required for screening

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