At current utilization and radiation dose levels, computed tomography (CT) examinations in 2023 were projected to r ...

CT scans commonly taken to help doctors detect injury and disease may also come with an alarming risk - they may account for ...

The risk from a single scan is low – but not zero. And the younger the patient, the greater the risk. Children and teenagers ...

A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.

The most common projected cancers in adults were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, bladder cancer, and stomach cancer.

The findings suggest that if current scanning rates continue, CT scans could be responsible for around 5% of all new cancer ...

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

UCSF researchers call for greater awareness of the potential risks associated with CT scans, emphasizing the need for ...

For any examination involving direct exposure of the lower abdomen, pregnancy should be ruled out, or the pregnancy status should be verified as part of the justification process. » Should I be ...

The most common types of cancers estimated to be a result of CT scans were lung cancer and colon cancer—two cancers that are ...

The radiation from this form of medical imaging may account for 5% of annual cancer diagnoses — a figure that puts it in line with alcohol and obesity as a risk factor.