• Can a chest x-ray cause cancer?

I am a 28 year old female. I will have a chest x-ray scan. Can a chest x-ray cause cancer?

4 Answers

  • Radiologist
  • Hackettstown, NJ

No

  • Radiologist
  • Racine, WI

no

  • Interventional Radiologist
  • Oklahoma City, OK

Not likely with a single chest X-ray

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