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Cardiac Stress Test (Technetium)
Cardiac Stress Test (Thallium)
Liver Scan (HIDA)
Renal Scan
Whole Body PET/CT
Bone Scan
Tagged WBC Study
Gastric Emptying Study
GI Bleeding Study
Thyroid Scan
Parathyroid Scan
Brain Scan
Radionuclide Ventriculogram (RVG)
Urea Breath Test
Gallium Scan
Please see Glossary for description of different studies.
Your X-ray Risk Report
Study |
Gender |
Age |
# of exams |
Dose (mSv) |
Additional Cancer Risk(%) |
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Comparison Doses |
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Natural Background | 3.1 mSv/year10 | Domestic Pilots | 2.2 mSv/year11 |
Average US Exposure | 6.2 mSv/year10 | 7 Hour Airline Flight | 0.02 mSv12 |
Chest x-ray (2 views) | 0.10 mSv | Chest CT | 7.0 mSv |
Estimated Lifetime Risk of Death from Various Sources13 |
Motor Vehicle Accident |
1% or 1 in 100 chances |
Drowning |
0.1% or 1 in 1000 chances |
Bicycle Accident |
0.01% or 1 in 10,000 chances |
Lightning |
0.001% or 1 in 100,000 chances |
Keep in mind, the overall lifetime risk of developing an invasive cancer is 37.5% (1 in 3) for women and 44.9% (1 in 2) for men regardless of imaging history. These statistics are averages and do not predict what is going to happen to you. They do not take into consideration individual risk factors including lifestyle (smoking, diet, exercise, etc), family history (genetics) or radiation exposure. The majority of cancers occur later in life and the average lifetime risk of dying from cancer is 25% (1 in 4).
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