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“I just received two x-rays and CT head scans recently. Will I develop cancer ?”

A 41-year man comes for a CT abdomen study to rule out appendicitis. What is his risk of developing cancer due to the CT radiation?

A 29-year old seminoma survivor with 4 prior CTs comes for his 5th CT. Is his risk of cancer more on this 5th CT compared to the previous ones? By how much?

A 14-weeks by gestation pregnant patient with trauma needs an urgent CT study for further evaluation. What is the risk of fetal harm due to radiation? Is it less than the risk at 6 weeks?

If you had questions like these from your patients and relatives and are not sure of the answers, check out our recent session with Dr. Akshay Baheti on Radiation Protection here: https://radiogyan.com/videos/radiation-risks/

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