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Chest x-ray
Alternative Names
Chest radiography; Serial chest x-ray; X-ray - chest
What the risks are
There is low radiation exposure. X-rays are monitored and regulated to provide the minimum amount of radiation exposure needed to produce the image. Most experts feel that the risk is very low compared with the benefits. Pregnant women and children are more sensitive to the risks of the x-ray.
Special considerations
Review Date: 08/03/2005
Reviewed By: Jonathan Gross, M.D., Department of Radiology, Columbia University
Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network.

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