Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Here's a link (from ACR) to different amounts of radiation exposure from scans/x-rays, etc. You should ask your doctor about the risks and benefits of CT vs. MRI images. http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/safety/index.cfm?pg=sfty_xray
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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