Am I exposed to any radiation during an MRI scan?
Am I exposed to any radiation during an MRI scan?I have been reading a lot of articles about the dangers of excess radiation from different tests that people have run for screening or diagnostic purposes, especially computed tomography (CT) scans. CT scans emit a higher level of radiation than traditional X-rays, as they are taking many more images in order to produce a 3-D picture. This can translate into radiation doses up to 200 times higher than an x-ray, and experts are worried that this can mean that we will start seeing higher cancer rates in the future, as people get more and more of these scans. So, what about MRIs? Do they use any radiation?Answer: The short answer is “no.” Luckily, most of us don’t need many CT scans. However, for those of us with multiple sclerosis (MS), MRI scans are a regular occurrence. Most of us probably have one an
