Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology, which ...

CT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and ...

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

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

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

"CT can save lives, but its potential harms are often overlooked," said Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman, the study's lead author ...

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

A new study projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...

CT scans produce highly detailed X-ray images of the body’s ... need as many as four photos of a single area — and the location scanned, such as the head or the abdomen. To that data, they applied the ...

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

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...