“Is a chest x-ray safe?”
I am a 34 year old male. I will have a chest x-ray next week. Is a chest x-ray safe?
3 Answers
Yes. A dose of xray utilized on a digital xray is very low.
To put it simply, the amount of radiation from one adult chest x-ray (0.1 mSv) is about the same as 10 days of natural background radiation that we are all exposed to as part of our daily living.
To put it simply, the amount of radiation from one adult chest x-ray (0.1 mSv) is about the same as 10 days of natural background radiation that we are all exposed to as part of our daily living.
A chest X-ray is a very small dose of radiation. Your doctor has to weigh the risks and benefits to order this study. A large enough dose of X-ray exposure is a known risk to cause cancer. Your risk for one chest X-ray is incredibly small.
Yes, you get more radiation flying in a commercial airline for 15 minutes, or living in Denver for one week.
