HELLLP! I need ADVICE from a RADIOLOGIST or CT SCAN TECH!

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I recently agreed to a CT SCAN of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast. I was really hesitant because I've had 5 or so (possibly more) in the past and was worried about the radiation. I recently read a 2025 study that showed the percentage a scan raises your future risk of cancer was 4x higher than they thought before. ...But the doctor talked me into thinking I really needed it, so I got it (freaking out the whole time).

I don't know what mGy is. I know an adult CT of the abdomen/pelvis with and without contrast can be around 15-31 mSv (millisievert) which = about 5-10 years of natural background radiation. I looked at my scan report to see if it showed how much radiation I received and this is what it said:

"DOSE: [comma-delimited CTDI (mGy) 465 : Total exam DLP (mGy-cm)]: [9.93]"

I didn't know what it meant at all, so I googled something like "is a dose of CTDI (mGy) 465 an average amount for a abdomen/pelvis CT with and without contrast?" And the horrifying AI answer was basically like "NO, THIS IS NOT NORMAL!! ITS 50X HIGHER THAN THE NORMAL DOSE, YOURE PROBABLY GOING TO GET CANCER!!"
...So now I'm wondering, did the tech make a mistake and give me a massive amount of radiation (Apparently there's been cases of that!), or was the AI answer just wrong? If you are a radiologist or a tech, please let me know if that looks normal and what it converts to in mSv. Thank you so much!!

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posted: 2026-04-09 01:20

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