• Is CT scan dye radioactive?

I will have a CT scan with dye. Is CT scan dye radioactive?

1 Answer

  • Radiologist
  • Virginia Beach, VA

No; contrast used for a CT scan is not radioactive. In contrast, nuclear medicine scans do use isotopes, which are radioactive.

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