How many of you guys ever had a CT(CAT) scan before?

[Zeddicus]

I was hospitalized on New Years, and the doctor ordered me to take a CT scan, so I did.

Unsuspectingly, I took 3 scans of my abdomen & lungs which was about 45 seconds altogether. I figured, well if the Doctor told me to do it, it can't harm me. It's just like an MRI, right? But I noticed the radioactive warning sign on the door, how had I missed this before? I figured it was probably low-ionizing radiation and went about. They ended up finding nothing in my system and was sent back home with some prescribed pills.

Out of curiosity, I googled online about CT scans, and a warning came up about it about all the risks it posed on a person who takes one. This report scared me shitless:

My particular scan composed of 3 images, which sent off 63 mSv units of radioactivity - this is 3 years worth of radiation exposure within a matter of 45 seconds. I had no idea, and now I have a ever-so-slight risk for cancer. What about you guys? Experienced one of these before in your past?

 

[Magic]

I've had an x-ray on my arm before because I broke it.

 

[Zeddicus]

I've had an x-ray on my arm before because I broke it.

A single CT Scan is equivalent to 400 X-Rays showed by scientific studies.

 

[Quackster]

I needed to get my brain scanned and my mum had a choice of either MRI or CAT, MRI was more expensive but was chosen instead because it was more safe (the radiation)

 

[Zeddicus]

I needed to get my brain scanned and my mum had a choice of either MRI or CAT, MRI was more expensive but was chosen instead because it was more safe (the radiation)

Yeah, a brain CT scan although only emits 2 mSv per scan. It's nothing too much, and it's a 1 in 4000 chance of getting cancer through it. I had my pelvis, abdomen, and lungs checked. I received 20 mSv per scan, and I took 3 scans.