CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel ...

A new study suggests the cumulative effects of ionizing radiation from CT scans may raise a person's lifetime risk of ...

Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that ...

About five million of the scans, which use X-rays to create detailed internal pictures of the body, are carried out each year ...

More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.  Low-dose CT ...

Thyroid, lung and breast cancers most frequently were projected for children who underwent CT scans, according to the study. "Few patients and their families are counseled about the risk ...

But new research from the University of California has suggested the scans could lead to lung ... CT scan rates are much higher in the US than in the UK. Dr Doreen Lau, a lecturer in inflammation ...

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with 10-fold increased risk for babies CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of ...