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

In some cases, the information provided by a CT scan could also be obtained from other tests that ... “It’s seen as a ‘freebie’ — you get the information you need without any harm.” CT scans produce ...

What role does the overuse of medical imaging and CT scans play in cancer risk? Are there new technologies that make CT scans ...

Non-enhanced CT scans rarely aid in the detection of haemorrhage but significantly increase the overall radiation exposure.

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions, but ...

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

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

While the number of annual CT scans, or computed tomography scans, has surged by 30 percent in the U.S. since 2007, it has long been known that the noninvasive x-ray procedure carries a higher threat ...

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