Other follow-up tests often employ X-rays, a form of high-intensity radiation
That is used to create images of the inside of the body. Exposure to
Radiation, including X-rays, can increase a person’s risk of getting cancer in
The future, especially if many X-rays are received over a lifetime. The
Majority of people won’t get cancer from X-rays, Kramer stresses. Still,
ecposing healthy individuals to unnecessary radiation is a needless risk “We
should be careful before we start routinely applying X-rays to young people,”
he says.