Doc's advice ...
... of limiting to not more than 2 scan per year must be because he knows what the recommended max exposure should be. We did it monthly to verify that my treatment for aggressive liver mets was working, then backed off to every 4 months till NED and just after. I was actually NOT comfortable with going longer than the 4 months as my mets had come on so quickly! Now, this far out, I think I am more willing to trust my tumor markers and maybe scan even less often.
Don't think I ever had radiation exposure due to my job or where I lived since adulthood. But did grow up not far from a plutonium production facility in eastern Washington!
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