Cancer Risk from CT Scans (often used to reduce cancer risk)

 

JAMA Network has this study on the lifetime cancer risk from radiation exposure from CT scans.  

Conclusions and Relevance  This study found that at current utilization and radiation dose levels, CT examinations in 2023 were projected to result in approximately 103 000 future cancers over the course of the lifetime of exposed patients. If current practices persist, CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually.

Cheers, 

Colin