The most common types of cancers estimated to be a result of CT scans were lung cancer and colon cancer—two cancers that are ...

A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.

Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that ...

I have never smoked. A) The term “shadow” on the lung actually means an area that appears more dense on an X-ray or CT scan than normal lung tissue. Causes include infections, inflammation ...

referred for a chest CT to evaluate for pneumonia between September 2020 and December 2022. The participants underwent two scans: normal-dose CT (120 kVp and automatic current modulation) and ULDCT ...

Between September 2020 and December 2022, 54 patients with compromised immune systems who had fevers underwent a pair of chest CT scans -- a normal dose scan and an ultra-low-dose scan.

Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT scan TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them ...

From September 2020 to December 2022, 54 immunocompromised patients with fevers were referred to Dr. Klug's division to undergo two chest CT scans: a normal-dose scan and an ultra-low-dose scan.