Furthermore, radiation during childhood gives patients a greater chance of developing cancer. “Medical Imaging Exposes People to Too Much Radiation”, states that kids are exposed to radiation, and the radiation has time to settle and develop into cancer which makes children more susceptible to cancer (Brownlee, Wainwright❡17). In a few years, the number of cancers of these children will start to appear, and the number will be excessive unless doctors lower the exposure of radiation to prevent excess cancers. Likewise, M. Pearce composed a study listed in “Clinical Digest” and the article claimed, “In children aged younger than 15 years, typical cumulative ionizing radiation doses from 2-3 head CT scans almost tripled the risk of brain tumors, while 5-10 head CT scans tripled the risk of leukemia” (❡14). Adolescents should not take these
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When Dr. Rita Redberg was interviewed, she stated, “In 20-30 years, we’re going to be seeing tens of thousands of excess cancers due to the increased radiation that people are incurring now” (Radiation from CT ❡4). Patients do not want to see family members and friends develop cancer, but the stats will only rise unless the amount of CT scans are closely monitored. The population can also observe an increase in scans because our country hit an all time high on the number of CT scans that are done each year, reaching 80 million (Easter ❡6). The more scans that are ordered, the more cancers that are developed. As time passes, more CT scans are being performed on patients because of all the new possible medical conditions that can be seen with the scans (Report Raises Questions ❡9). Overall, there are new medical conditions that can not bypass a CT scan which result in more scans proposed on patients, which leaves patients with a high radiation
When Dr. Rita Redberg was interviewed, she stated, “In 20-30 years, we’re going to be seeing tens of thousands of excess cancers due to the increased radiation that people are incurring now” (Radiation from CT ❡4). Patients do not want to see family members and friends develop cancer, but the stats will only rise unless the amount of CT scans are closely monitored. The population can also observe an increase in scans because our country hit an all time high on the number of CT scans that are done each year, reaching 80 million (Easter ❡6). The more scans that are ordered, the more cancers that are developed. As time passes, more CT scans are being performed on patients because of all the new possible medical conditions that can be seen with the scans (Report Raises Questions ❡9). Overall, there are new medical conditions that can not bypass a CT scan which result in more scans proposed on patients, which leaves patients with a high radiation