A doctor is calling for a 'pause' on a common medical test given to millions of people each year after research found it ...

Largest number of cancers was projected to result from abdomen and pelvic CT in adults, reflecting 37 percent of those 103,000 cancers.

Radiation from the images causes 5 percent of cancer cases, according to a new study. The doctor who made this grim discovery ...

Using alternatives, improving medical technology and a practical approach can ensure the procedure saves more lives than ...

New research reveals CT scans may cause 103,000 cancer cases annually—equal to the cancer risk from alcohol and obesity.

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to ...

New research projects that the tens of millions of CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could result in over 100,000 cases of ...

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost. A new ...

like a CT scan or MRI, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It gives doctors an actual view of the intestine, and because screening is recommended for everyone over 45, it can sometimes catch colon ...

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with a 10-fold increased risk for babies, ...

New Delhi: CT scans are ... Not all scans carry the same level of risk. In adults, scans of the abdomen and pelvis are thought to contribute the most to future cancer cases. In children, it's ...