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

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to ...

Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology, which ...

Not all scans carry the same level of risk. In adults, scans of the abdomen and pelvis are thought to contribute the most to ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Computed tomography, or CT scans, could cause 5% of U.S. cancers each year, a new study ...

A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible ...

Approximately 93 million computed tomography examinations, or CT scans, are performed on 62 million patients annually in the United States — but the radiation from that process can raise the ...

The use of CT scans, a widely employed diagnostic tool, has raised concerns among researchers due to potential cancer risks. A study by US researchers estimates that 1 in 20 cancers could be linked to ...

Across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, patients in urgent need of life-saving Computed Tomography scanners are left to suffer—or worse, die—due to their absence or dysfunctional state in public ...

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much as 5% of all cancers annually. This is comparative to the cancer risk from ...

St. Luke's Health-Memorial is proud to announce the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Computed Tomography (CT) suites, ...

Researchers estimated that the use of CT scans in 2023 would cause 102,700 lifetime cancers, including 93,000 cancers in adults and 9700 cancers in children. Radiation from computed tomography (CT ...