A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought ...

UCSF researchers call for greater awareness of the potential risks associated with CT scans, emphasizing the need for informed discussions between patients and doctors. A new study shows that CT scans ...

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Based on data from 93 million CT scans performed on 62 million people in 2023, the researchers estimated that the CT scans would lead to 103,000 future cancers. To put that in context, those ...

A new study has sparked some concern as it says that computed tomography (CT) examinations in the US could result in 103,000 future cancers, which would account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses.

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 ...

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 ...

Credit: Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Maryland, Hospital. CT scans — those marvels of modern imaging that can peer inside our bodies in seconds — may also be contributing to a slow-moving ...