The risk of getting cancer increases by doing a CT scan at a young age

Recent studies by researchers show that CT scan radiation at a young age can cause leukemia at an older age.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, performing radiology at a young age, especially for children, should be done according to considerations. Despite the advantages of using this imaging method, some scientists announced that there is a strong relationship between the radiation of these rays during CD scanning and cancer.

In their research, the researchers used the radiology data of different hospitals and also examined the information related to 9 countries. Finally, after examining the data of one million people up to the age of 22 who had used the CT scan method at least once, it showed that there is a very close relationship between the dose of CT scan radiation to the bone marrow and the possibility of developing malignant lymphoid and myeloid masses. has it.

According to these researchers, if exposed to 100 mg of radiation in a CT scan, the possibility of leukemia will increase three times. In this way, with just one normal scan, the probability of cancer increases by 16%. Therefore, for every 10,000 people who were CT scanned as children, after 12 years, one to two cases of cancer will be observed.