CT scans are a common test used by radiologists to examine what's happening inside the body. These scans use a small amount ...

New research reveals CT scans may cause 103,000 cancer cases annually—equal to the cancer risk from alcohol and obesity.

A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, has raised serious concerns about the risks of using CT scans ...

New research projects that the tens of millions of CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could result in over 100,000 cases of ...

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost. A new ...

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

CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed ...

Computed tomography, or CT scans, could cause 5% of U.S. cancers each year, a new study found. The X-rays expose people to ...

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with a 10-fold increased risk for babies, ...

New Delhi: CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine ... In adults, scans of the abdomen and pelvis are thought to contribute the most to future cancer cases. In children, it's head CTs ...

CT-related cancers could match the number of cancers caused by alcohol or excess weight, two well-known risk factors. Not all scans carry the same level of risk. In adults, scans of the abdomen and ...

Scans of the abdomen and pelvis in adults, and head scan in children—particularly those under the age of one—carry the highest estimated risks. Despite the concerns, medical experts emphasise that CT ...