Lifetime cancer risk from heart imaging low for most children; rises with complex tests

(Duke University Medical Center) Children with heart disease are exposed to low levels of radiation during X-rays, which do not significantly raise their lifetime cancer risk. However, children who undergo repeated complex imaging tests that deliver higher doses of radiation may have a slightly increased lifetime risk of cancer, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news