CT scan increases the risk of cancer in children

On April 27, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned children to suffer from excessive radiation when CT scans can increase the risk of cancer.

Dr. Madan Rehani, IAEA radiation safety expert, said children are sensitive to radioactivity, so using adult parameters when performing CT scans for children means The amount of radiation increases, directly proportional to the risk of cancer.

He also said that among the CT centers surveyed by the IAEA, 11 centers in six countries use the adult's radiation dose when shooting for children.

The cause of this situation is due to the lack of knowledge of the technicians, taking too many parts of the body, outdated equipment and the lack of automatic parts to adjust the level of radiation.

IAEA also said that besides the advantages of providing three-dimensional images of organs and blood vessels, it positively supports the diagnosis, CT scans also make patients suffer much more radiation than those taken. X-ray.

Experts have long warned this problem, but children still suffer from the same amount of radiation as adults during CT scans, especially popular in African, Asian and Eastern European countries. .