Credit: Jacqueline Rabe Thomas / CT Mirror “I don’t think we, or any of the foster care providers can absorb this dramatic increase in cost and increase in risk exposure indefinitely ...

Approximately 93 million computed tomography examinations, or CT scans, are performed on 62 million patients annually in the United States — but the radiation from that process can raise the ...

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A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible ...

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Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans are contributing to a substantially greater share of cancer cases than ...

The prevalent use of CT scans may account for 1 in 20 cancers annually, according to new research. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests CT-related radiation is linked to ...

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"CT-associated cancers could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually," a recently published study suggested Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

Based on data from 93 million CT scans performed on 62 million people in 2023, the researchers estimated that the CT scans would lead to 103,000 future cancers. To put that in context, those ...

CT scans are one of the most effective medical tools available today, providing an in-depth look inside the human body to spot tumors, detect brain bleeds and other ailments. But a new study ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest ...