Study finds CT scans could be responsible for 103,000 new cancer cases in the US each year

[pnntmp]

This is simply not true. I am sorry that you don't believe we scientists understand how to do science but I don't know how else to explain it to you briefly enough to fit in a comment.
Enjoy being smarter than researchers everywhere!

Believe me because I know better ... that's not really convincing.
How may people without health problems have CT scans? There are surely hypochondriacs and some diagnostic overuse, but the majority have problems serious enough to warrant a scan.

Of course scientists generally know how to do science, but this is just one study making dubious claims - not some collective endeavor of 'researchers everywhere'.

 

[Megalomaniac]

This is not a good story to put out without more research. The average person will see this story and just think CT Scans cause Cancer. That may cause many of them to AVOID doctors, hospitals and getting scans out of fear which only allows possible cancers to grow in their bodies until it's too late.

My question is: what's the cancer rate in countries with well developed healthcare who regularly use radiation medicine/CT scans for preventative care? If you live in America, there's wayyyyyy more toxicity surrounding you that is likely to be cancerous than a CT scan I'm willing to bet.

 

[JaredTheDragon]

Alt to CT scans that might be safer.
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Yes, several safer alternatives to CT scans are available, including MRI, ultrasound, and low-dose CT scans. MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves, offering detailed images without radiation. Ultrasound uses sound waves, providing a non-invasive option for certain diagnoses, especially beneficial for pregnant women and children. Low-dose CT scans also minimize radiation exposure, Yale School of Medicine.

You just said "MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves"..."without radiation". What the **** do you think is RADIATING? It's literally in the word "radio", and the mediating particle for ALL radiation is the photon, including electricity and magnetism. Even in larger particles such as Alphas (Helium), it's the photon charge field propelling neutrons/protons/electrons about. All atoms recycle and radiate charge photons - it's literally the fundamental quanta.

Radio-wavelength photons are far less massive than visual or infrared, but they're still photons and still create energy via direct collision with other matter. That's what energy is, in the first place - the transfer of momentum from one bit of matter to another. That's what e=mc² means in the first place.

Energy = mass * speed of light linear * speed of light's spin at the tangent. And despite claims that light has no mass (made by morons), we know it does via the photoelectric effect and - get this - solar PANELS. Which convert photon collisions into - get this - more ENERGY.

 

[godrilla]

You just said "MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves"..."without radiation". What the **** do you think is RADIATING? It's literally in the word "radio", and the mediating particle for ALL radiation is the photon, including electricity and magnetism. Even in larger particles such as Alphas (Helium), it's the photon charge field propelling neutrons/protons/electrons about. All atoms recycle and radiate charge photons - it's literally the fundamental quanta.

Radio-wavelength photons are far less massive than visual or infrared, but they're still photons and still create energy via direct collision with other matter. That's what energy is, in the first place - the transfer of momentum from one bit of matter to another. That's what e=mc² means in the first place.

Energy = mass * speed of light linear * speed of light's spin at the tangent. And despite claims that light has no mass (made by morons), we know it does via the photoelectric effect and - get this - solar PANELS. Which convert photon collisions into - get this - more ENERGY.

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No, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) does not use radiation. It uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images of the body, unlike X-rays and CT scans which use ionizing radiation.

It's the ionizing radiation that's the problem now outside of anecdotal evidence.

Update ionizing radiation causes free radical formation and disrupts the DNA and protein synthesis potentially. This is what causes the mutations.

 

[Watzupken]

I am not expert with all these medical equipment and side effect, but it is safe to say that everything has its trade offs. I don't believe these equipment are risk free despite claims of them being safe. It is common sense to know that radiation is not good for us, and the effects may manifest itself many years down the road. So the more we get expose to strong radiation, the faster the effects become apparent.