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CT scans are now being shown to expose patients to a massive and cancer-promoting blast of radiation.

Full-body CT scans expose patients to approximately 100 times the radiation of a standard chest X-ray. Any radiation exposure is known to increase the risk of cancer, in particular, radiation in high doses. The report says that for every 2,000 people getting a full-body CT scan twice a year, one person can be expected to contract a fatal form of cancer.

A new report is recommending that patients who are exhibiting symptoms that they want diagnosed with a CT scan should instead be referred back to their general practitioner for treatment.