Jaw Surgery Patients Face Cumulative Cancer Risk From Imaging Scans

Patients undergoing orthognathic surgery receive multiple diagnostic radiation exposures that accumulate into measurable lifetime cancer risk. The finding raises questions about imaging protocols in surgical planning and could prompt hospitals to reconsider X-ray frequency and intensity for this common procedure.

Originaltitel: Cumulative exposure and lifetime cancer risk from diagnostic radiation in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery: a cross-sectional analysis