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It can be used to treat and sometimes cure certain cancers.<\/p>\n<p>Now researchers are pointing to its potentially serious side effects: the ability to damage DNA and, 10 to 20 years later, to cause cancer. CT scans alone, which deliver 100 to 500 times the radiation associated with an ordinary X-ray and now provide three-fourths of Americans&#8217; radiation exposure, are believed to account for 1.5 percent of all cancers that occur in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous experts, including some radiologists, are now calling for more careful consideration before ordering tests that involve radiation.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/researchers_say_medical_radiation_overused_creating_health_risks\/#more-509\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radiation has been a great boon to medicine, helping doctors reveal hidden problems, including broken bones, lung lesions, heart defects and tumors. It can be used to treat and sometimes cure certain cancers. 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