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"Now, people who don’t want x-rays are treated as crackpots. Probably because of this cultural situation, Gofman’s recommendations are very mild--simply for doctors to use good technology and to know what they are doing, which could lead to ten-fold or even hundred-fold dose reduction. Even with such mild restraint in the use of diagnostic x-rays, Gofman’s well founded estimate is that 250,000 deaths caused by radiation could be prevented annually. I believe many more deaths would be prevented if ultrasound and MRI were used consistently instead of x-rays. Using Gofman’s estimate, I think we can blame at least ten million deaths on just the medical x-rays that have been used inappropriately because of the policies of the U.S. government in the last half century. That wouldn’t include the deaths caused by radioactive fallout from bomb tests and leaks from nuclear power plants, or the vast numbers of people mentally impaired by all sorts of toxic radiation." -Ray Peat
"According to CR investigators, here are some shocking statistics:
One CT scan can expose you to as much radiation as 200 chest X-rays.
Researchers estimate that at least 2% of all future cancers in the U.S.—approximately 29,000 cases per year—will stem from CT scans alone.
15,000 people are estimated to die each year because of cancers caused by the radiation in CT scans.
One CT scan of the abdomen or pelvis delivers more radiation than most residents of Fukushima, Japan absorbed after the nuclear power plant accident in 2011.
Almost 35% of imaging tests are ordered mainly as a defensive effort by doctors to avoid lawsuits, not because of true medical need, according to a study presented at the 2011 meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Cancers from medical radiation can take anywhere from five to 60 years to develop, depending on age and lifestyle.
In a 2012 study of 67 medical providers, less than one-half of the clinicians caring for patients undergoing abdominal CT scans said they knew that the scans could cause cancer.
In another study, only 9% of 45 emergency-room physicians said they knew that CT scans increased cancer risk.
A 2013 Australian study comparing more than 680,000 people who had CT scans as children with 10 million who did not have a CT scan showed that the former had a 24% increased cancer risk, and each added scan boosted risk an additional 16%.
Children who had a CT scan before the age of five had a 35% increased cancer risk.
Researchers estimate that for every 1,000 children who have an abdominal CT scan, one will develop cancer as a result.
A 2012 study that looked at almost 180,000 British children linked CT scans to higher rates of leukemia and brain cancer.
Less than 10% of people surveyed said their doctor had warned them about radiation risks of medical imaging.
Almost as many people surveyed (17%) were very concerned about magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) –which doesn’t emit any radiation — as were concerned about CT scans (19%).
Reducing CT radiation doses could almost halve the number of future radiation-related cancers, according to a 2013 study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics."
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"According to CR investigators, here are some shocking statistics:
One CT scan can expose you to as much radiation as 200 chest X-rays.
Researchers estimate that at least 2% of all future cancers in the U.S.—approximately 29,000 cases per year—will stem from CT scans alone.
15,000 people are estimated to die each year because of cancers caused by the radiation in CT scans.
One CT scan of the abdomen or pelvis delivers more radiation than most residents of Fukushima, Japan absorbed after the nuclear power plant accident in 2011.
Almost 35% of imaging tests are ordered mainly as a defensive effort by doctors to avoid lawsuits, not because of true medical need, according to a study presented at the 2011 meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Cancers from medical radiation can take anywhere from five to 60 years to develop, depending on age and lifestyle.
In a 2012 study of 67 medical providers, less than one-half of the clinicians caring for patients undergoing abdominal CT scans said they knew that the scans could cause cancer.
In another study, only 9% of 45 emergency-room physicians said they knew that CT scans increased cancer risk.
A 2013 Australian study comparing more than 680,000 people who had CT scans as children with 10 million who did not have a CT scan showed that the former had a 24% increased cancer risk, and each added scan boosted risk an additional 16%.
Children who had a CT scan before the age of five had a 35% increased cancer risk.
Researchers estimate that for every 1,000 children who have an abdominal CT scan, one will develop cancer as a result.
A 2012 study that looked at almost 180,000 British children linked CT scans to higher rates of leukemia and brain cancer.
Less than 10% of people surveyed said their doctor had warned them about radiation risks of medical imaging.
Almost as many people surveyed (17%) were very concerned about magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) –which doesn’t emit any radiation — as were concerned about CT scans (19%).
Reducing CT radiation doses could almost halve the number of future radiation-related cancers, according to a 2013 study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics."
15 Disturbing Facts About CT Scan Safety
The Center for Advancement in Cancer Education provides a variety of informative, educational, and helpful blog posts on the topic of melanoma you can read here.
