A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

There is a positive association between exposure to at least 1 head/neck CT scan and the risk for pediatric brain tumors.

A risk model suggested that CT exams in 2023 were projected to lead to over 100,000 future cancers over the lifetime of exposed patients. Previous projections published in 2009 had estimated that ...

A new analysis estimates that more than 100,000 cancer cases per year could be caused by radiation from CT scans. In some cases, the information provided by a CT scan could also be obtained from ...

There are, however, some major issues with the media reports. Although CT scans can and sometimes do cause cancer in patients, the reality is that you probably aren’t in much danger when you go ...

A study out today calculates that CT scans are contributing to a substantially greater share of cancer cases than past research has suggested. Scientists at the University of California ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought ...

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found that CT scans may be responsible for approximately 5% of annual cancer diagnoses in the United States. This startling statistic has raised ...

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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Now a new study is projecting just how many cases of cancer could be linked to CT scans. In the study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday, researchers estimate that over the lifetime of ...

PET/CT is a useful tool to ... at the primary site of the cancer and at the areas where it has spread. After an hour, the patient is taken to the scan room for the procedure.