Low-dose computed tomography of the chest organs

Tells Evgeny Libson, Professor of Radiation Diagnostics,

1. Age over 50 years old
2. Tobacco smoking
3. Secondhand smoke
4. Contact with radon
5. Contact with asbestos or other cancer provokers
6. History of oncology
7. History of lung diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
8. Lung cancer in relatives

Do I need NDKT?

• age over 55 years;
• smoking experience of more than 30 years (smoking 1 pack per day for 30 years or 2 packs per day for 15 years), provided that the patient has not given up smoking more than 15 years ago;
• absence of symptoms of lung cancer (in case of symptoms, diagnostic rather than screening examination is necessary);
• undergoing CT, radiography (or fluorography) more than a year ago.

• age over 50 years;
smoking experience of more than 20 years (smoking 1 pack a day for 20 years or 2 packs a day for 10 years), provided that the patient has not given up smoking more than 15 years ago;/li> the presence of at least one of the following factors (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of stage III or IV); burdened heredity for lung cancer; malignant neoplasm of various localizations without known secondary foci in the lungs; occupational hazards: work with asbestos, arsenic, radioactive ores, beryllium, cadmium, coal, soot, nickel compounds, etc. chrome, tar, resin);
• absence of symptoms of lung cancer (in case of symptoms, diagnostic rather than screening examination is necessary);
• undergoing CT, radiography (or fluorography) more than a year ago.

Advantages of chest CT

1. The detection of pathological changes in the chest makes it possible to detect diseases, including cancer, at an early stage and save lives. 
2. The radiation load on the body during NDKT in the EMC is several times lower than the threshold for annual preventive X-ray examinations.
3. The duration of the study is 10 minutes.
4. The study is performed without intravenous contrast.