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As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise

As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May RiseThose who have the most scans over a lifetime face greatest risk, experts sayP osted March 31, 2009

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — Cumulative exposure to radiation from CT scans can increase the risk for cancer by as much as 12 percent, Harvard University researchers report……………………………people who are having a lot of CTs need to think more carefully and talk with their doctor to determine whether additional scans add value to their care because the risks can add up over time, he said. “We found cancer risks up to 12 percent” higher for people who had 38 scans, he said.

The report is published in the April issue of Radiology.

As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise – US News and World Report

April 1, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive