Do CT scans (computed tomography scans) cause cancer?

There's conflicting literature on whether CT scans can cause cancer. So what's the answer?

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Sources
2020 Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32009...
2021 Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34545...

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:58 Defining Low-Dose Radiation
1:22 Threshold & Linear no-threshold models
2:00 Issue 1: Radiation Dose
3:23 Issue 2: Radiation Type
4:00 Issue 3: Confounding Variables
5:07 Issue 4: Follow Up Length
6:08 Issue 5: Scan variability
7:40 Average Effective Doses
8:27 Conclusion


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