Computerized Tomography (CT) scans are a popular tool used to diagnose kidney stones. Since it uses ionizing radiation, people who form kidney stones frequently and require several CT scans within a year often express concerns about radiation exposure.

However, many people don’t realize that daily life exposes us to radiation from natural gases in our homes and cosmic rays from space! The risk from radiation exposure rises to a considerable level only when a person undergoes a multitude of tests.