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Answer to Question #1645 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Radiation Effects — Effects on Tissues and Organs The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
Have any of you researched, in detail, Dr. John W. Gofman's statistical evidence that the use of ionizing radiation in diagnostic medical procedures causes minitumors in the coronary arteries, thus contributing to plaque build-up in those arteries and, if so, do you recommend that the public be warned of this risk?
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There has been no scientific corroboration of these allegations by Dr. Gofman. There is also no evidence that arterial plaque is in any way related to any tumors.
Conclusion: There is no reason for concern regarding any involvement of radiation in the development of atherosclerotic plaques in coronary or any other arteries.
S. Julian Gibbs, DDS, PhD
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