At doses used in diagnostic and interventional procedures, ionizing radiation releases free radicals that may cause DNA damage. This radiation-induced cancers may develop decades after exposure, and include myeloma, blood cancers, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, bone cancer, and skin cancer.
About the author: Dr K K Aggarwal is Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee, President Heart Care Foundation of India, Dean Board of Medical Education Moolchand Medcity, Sr. Physician & Cardiologist, Visiting professor Clinical Research DIPSAR, Past President Delhi Medical Association, Past Academic and Research Wing Head IMA, Chairman Ethics Committee Delhi Medical Council.
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