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

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new ...

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

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

AIIMS Delhi has developed a blood test using ddPCR tech to detect HPV DNA for early cervical cancer detection, relapse ...

A commonly used computerized scan ... lung cancer due to chronic smoking histories. Screening CT scans in this group of patients has been shown to decrease the stage at diagnosis and therefore ...

Researchers estimated that the use of CT scans in ... 5% of cancers diagnosed each year,” the researchers wrote. The most common projected cancers in adults were lung cancer (n=21,400), colon ...

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

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed look inside the body—helping to diagnose everything from cancer and ...