Is ct scan dangerous for 10 year olds?!
Question: Is ct scan dangerous for 10 year olds.?
my little brother is getting the ct scan on wednesday..
is it okay for 10 years olds.? or is it dangerous.?
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is it okay for 10 years olds.? or is it dangerous.?
thank you for your help! Health Question & Answer
Answers:
The only danger is that he will be exposed to a huge amount of radiation, which will increase his lifetime risk of cancer. So it is not a procedure that should be taken lightly. One CT scan is like getting hundreds of chest xrays.
The risks of the radiation must be weighed against the risks of not getting the information from the CT scan.
"S P," at age 25 you wouldn't be noticing the effects yet of the CT scans. The only possible effect is cancer later on in life.Health Question & Answer
The risks of the radiation must be weighed against the risks of not getting the information from the CT scan.
"S P," at age 25 you wouldn't be noticing the effects yet of the CT scans. The only possible effect is cancer later on in life.Health Question & Answer
If it was, they wouldn't give it to him.
I've seen children on tv medical shows get major tests done.
He needs the test or the doctor wouldn't put him through it.
Besides a CT scan is like running a person through a plastic hoop while laying on a table. It's not hard. And it usually lasts only a minute unless something major is going on. I had one for an hour, but I was laying down comfortably the whole time!Health Question & Answer
I've seen children on tv medical shows get major tests done.
He needs the test or the doctor wouldn't put him through it.
Besides a CT scan is like running a person through a plastic hoop while laying on a table. It's not hard. And it usually lasts only a minute unless something major is going on. I had one for an hour, but I was laying down comfortably the whole time!Health Question & Answer
radiation is the thing to consider in all CT SCAN but if your 10 year old child needed the procedure for a diagnosis, you must weight the negative versus the positive effects. you can always talk to your doctor about your apprehensions.Health Question & Answer
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No. If it was then they wouldn't be doing it. I had several by the time I was 10. At least 1 a year if not more. I am 25 and fine.Health Question & Answer
It is not dangerous. He might be frightened because he has to go in a long tube, but other than that he will be fine.Health Question & Answer