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Old 10th Dec 2017, 17:23
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Maybe I am being way too sensitive to the risks of a CT scan, everything I read suggests dosages have as Radgirl says plummeted in recent years, and the benefits arguably outway the long term risk ....

A question I asked my radiologist was if they can tell me after the scan how much exposure I had, but he didn’t answer that! I can imagine their is a lot of skill to get accurate scans quickly with minimum repeats. But this thread is leading me to the conclusion that 1.5 to 3mSv of radiation exposure is insignificant.

I’m early 50s and one woud argue that I am more likely to keel over from a heart attack than die of a radiation related cancer in the next 30yrs.

I know several pilot colleagues who have had heart attacks, often fit and healthy individuals with no pre symptoms. I do sometimes question why years of Class 1 medical ECG testing can miss such a major killer, but gues its the nature of coronary heart disease.
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