Rush for CT scans as people shun Covid test; doctors alarmed

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People going in for repeated CT scans instead of RT-PCR test to detect Covid need to be watchful as repeatedly getting exposed to radiation could lead to cancer, health experts have warned. - File photo
Manav Mander
Ludhiana, May 1
People going in for repeated CT scans instead of RT-PCR test to detect Covid need to be watchful as repeatedly getting exposed to radiation could lead to cancer, health experts have warned.
Dr Bishav Mohan, senior cardiologist at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here, said he had a patient who instead on relying on RT-PCR test, underwent five CT scans on his own within a short span. “His initial scans didn’t show any infection in the lungs and he kept on roaming freely.

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