At current utilization and radiation dose levels, CT exams in 2023 were projected to lead to over 100,000 future cancers over the lifetime of exposed patients, according to an updated risk model.

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

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

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

CT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and ...

CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.   The danger is greatest for infants, followed ...

A prisoner has won £7,500 in damages after suing a jail for forcing him to have X-ray body scans to check for contraband. Vincent Horsfall, 32, launched the legal action after he was ordered to ...

This type of cancer returns in about a fifth of people, usually within one to two years. Patients are monitored with CT scans, with their frequency based on the level of individual risk. For the study ...

The scientists are the first to capture high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object—a gas turbine blade—using a compact, laser-driven X-ray source. The findings ...

Once settled, a projection showing kaleidoscope-like animations holds her attention as the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine scans her brain. The girl is part of a new study seeking to answer a ...

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