Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Heidi, Another good reason to not have any unnecessary ct scans is that each one gives off over 100 times more radiation than a single chest xray..and this can't be good for a person. Hope I'm not repeating myself in case you already know this as it has been a major discussion on all of the support groups I'm a member of. The doctors who did this study did say that if one has frequent CT scans, to request an apron the radiologists wear and place it over the reproductive organ area or other area you want to protect, so they won't get damaged in any way...and if it is a child having a CT scan, to make sure the dose of radiation is turned down to the lowest possible on the Scanner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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