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Surgery Done For Lung Cancer. CT Scan Normal. Am I Exposed To Radiation?
Question: Hi Doctor, I am 56, and was diagnosed with Lung Cancer two years ago, I had surgery to remove a the tumor and a portion of the lung; after the surgery, I had 4 treaments of chemotherapy. The surgery was in October of 2010, the chemotherapy treatment ended on January 31,2011. I have 6 catscans of my lung, all have been normal. My schedule was every 4 months for the cat scans. My pulmonary Doctor recommended that I only get a scan once or twice year. Do you think 3 cat scans per year are necessary or am I being exposed to to much radiation?
Hi,
Too frequent scans are generally not recommended. One CT scan a year would be ideal. However, if necessary additional scans may be done (very rarely).
In your situation, I feel that one scan a year would suffice. Please check with your doctor, as he is the best judge.
Do write back if you have more queries.
Thanks
Too frequent scans are generally not recommended. One CT scan a year would be ideal. However, if necessary additional scans may be done (very rarely).
In your situation, I feel that one scan a year would suffice. Please check with your doctor, as he is the best judge.
Do write back if you have more queries.
Thanks
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