Sometimes, doctors do a combined PET/CT scan. Doctors usually confirm the diagnosis of lung cancer with a lung biopsy. In this procedure, the doctor removes cells or tissue from your lung to ...

a clinical oncologist at The Nairobi West Hospital dittoes the role of chest CT scans in early lung cancer detection, and why (Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans are the most powerful tool ...

Computed tomography (CT) scanning provides images of sections of the body (slices) using special X ray equipment and sophisticated computers. CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood ...

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

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some ...

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 ...

CT scan radiation is expected to cause about 103,000 future cancers among the 61.5 million people who received a CT in 2023, ...

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