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Re:CT Scan of a Pumpkin by mertd on Sunday October 31, 2021 @12:59PM (#29058361)
No level of radiation exposure is safe. How much of CT radiation is considered acceptable depends on the application.
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Re:CT Scan of a Pumpkin by lostlogin on Sunday October 31, 2021 @01:18PM (#29058549)
Dose response being linear no threshold is the operating assumption. Radiation hormesis may be a thing but it’s difficult to be certain at low doses.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_hormesis

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