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Reading, Pa. Patients: Get justice from over radiation CT brain scans

Doctors opt for CT scans as they provide cross-section images of the body which gives doctors a better look at a patient as compared to conventional X-rays. However, too much radiation exposure is believed to raise the risk of cancer. Researchers are working to minimize the radiation risk from a CT scan.

How much radiation is too much radiation? A chest CT scan exposes a patient to more than 100 times the radiation of an X-ray. An abdominal CT scan is roughly equivalent to 400 chest X-rays.

In a more scientific sense, the average person receives about 3 millisieverts of radiation a year from flying in an airplane which is not considered a health risk. However, a radiation dose of 50 millisieverts raises health concerns and a radiation dose of 100 millisieverts could raise the cancer risks.

Radiation poisoning or too much radiation can cause hair loss, skin burns, confusion, memory loss, cataracts, weight loss, brain damage, cancer and even death.

Have you or a family member suffered serious symptoms from over radiation caused by CT brain scans? If your answer is yes – do not hesitate to contact Anapol Schwartz law firm located in Reading, Pa. and other parts of Pennsylvania. Our lawyers live, work, play, and practice law in Reading. Find out how they can help your family during this time of need and get justice for over radiation CT brain scans injury; it’s more common than you know.