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

Abdominal CT scans are used when a doctor suspects something might be wrong in the abdominal area but can’t find enough information through a physical exam or lab tests. Some of the reasons your ...

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.

Nowadays, from minor injuries to serious diseases, doctors advise patients to get a CT Scan done immediately. With the help ...

I guess, like, are you suggesting that we don't get CT scans? SMITH-BINDMAN: So I'm suggesting perhaps we don't get so many. And in many instances, it's absolutely the right and best test to make ...