Abstract
We thank Dr Doss for his interest in our article. In the face of continuing controversy about the risks and benefits of CT (1,2), radiologists should continue to be mindful that even small amounts of radiation, delivered to a large population, might have harmful effects. Nevertheless, our study shows that, even in the face of worst-case LNT estimates, in a specific patient the real dangers of the underlying illness dwarf the risk of diagnostic CT radiation. We are in complete agreement with Dr Doss that patients should not be discouraged from undergoing appropriate diagnostic testing over a small risk, if any, of radiation-induced cancer.
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