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Two US studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine have found that radiation from computed tomographic (CT) scanners can cause cancer decades after patient exposure.
CT scans use blasts of X-rays in a test that allows doctors to see a three-dimensional image of a targeted organ or tissue.
The first study, undertaken in four San Francisco hospitals, found that "even the median doses (of radiation) are four times higher than they are supposed to be, according to the currently quoted radiation dose for these tests."
Just one CT coronary angiogram on average submits the patient to the equivalent of 309 chest X-rays.
This study found that one 40-year-old woman out of 270 who underwent a CT scan of coronary arteries would develop cancer as a result of the test.
A second test meanwhile found that the 72 million CT scan images done in the United States in 2007 would cause 29,000 supplementary cancers.
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Now I am worried. I went for
Now I am worried. I went for 2 CT scan on my coronary arteries within 2 weeks plus a normal chest X-ray. All for different purposes. One of the CT scan was for a medical data gathering on calcium deposit in the arteries. I foolishly agreed without understanding the risk. I found out later from a doctor that CT scan is equivalent to 84 chest X-ray. Now they are saying it is 309 times!