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 ...

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much ...

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 ...

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get ... "In many cases, CT is the most appropriate test for achieving rapid and accurate diagnoses," Smith-Bindman told Fox News Digital.

CT colonography is a test that uses CT scans to check the large bowel (colon) and back passage (rectum). It’s also called a virtual colonoscopy. You have this test as an outpatient in the CT scanning ...

Radiation from CT scans may be increasing the risk of cancer. Learn when CT scans are absolutely necessary, and when to ask for a different test.

Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans ...

A new study found that CT scans could eventually cause 5% of cancer cases in the U.S. each year. Here's what this news could ...