Table 5 Additional lifetime risk of fatal cancer from radiodiagnostic examination [11]
Risk level | Approximate additional risk of fatal cancer for an adult from the CT examination |
|---|---|
Negligible | Less than 1 in 1,000,000 |
Minimal | 1 in 1,000,000 to 1 in 100,000 |
Very Low | 1 in 100,000 to 1 in 10,000 |
Low | 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 1,000 |
Moderate | 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 500 |