Radiation from standard X-rays do not significantly raise cancer risks for young children in general but children undergoing more complex procedures with higher radiation have higher risks says a study. 'Cancer risk overall is relatively low but we hope that this awareness will encourage providers to limit radiation exposure in children when alternative procedures can offer the same benefit with less radiation' said Jason Johnson an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the US. (Read: Don't sit for too long reduce your cancer risk!) Researchers reviewed medical records to find the most common imaging procedures
