12. CT SCANS- 2016
Children Adults
CASUALTY 2261 (12.9%) 15292 (87.1%)
OPD 83 (8%) 950 (92.0%)
WARD 40 (5.1%) 738 (94.9%)
GRAND TOTAL 2384 (12.3%) 16980 (87.7%)
13. CT SCANS- 2016
Children Adults
Head 2213 12941
Body 49 2709
Angio 9 134
Multiphase 113 1196
GRAND TOTAL 2384 16980
14. Life time cancer mortality risk attributable to
the radiation exposure from a single
abdominal CT examination in a 1-year-old
child is approximately one in 550, and
approximately one in 1500 for a head CT
examination.
AJR:176, February 2001
15. Radiation exposure from two or three head
CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of
developing brain cancer, while five to 10 such
scans may triple the risk of developing
leukemia
Lancet June , 2012