Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.

Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer.

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some ...

Radiation from computed tomography (CT) scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers ... with CT exams of the abdomen and pelvis (n=37,500), chest (n=21,500), spine (n=11,600), full body (n=7600 ...

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

A Bahrain study shows CT scans to check for blood clots in lung blood vessels increased significantly in people with sickle ...

A standard CT scan delivers doses of ionizing radiation, which can vary widely depending on the type of scan. While one scan ...

Computed tomography (CT) scanning provides images of sections ... In many examinations such as CT of the head (including dental CT scans), chest and limbs, the pelvic region is not in the direct beam ...

A recent US study raises concerns about the increasing use of CT scans in India, potentially leading to a rise in ...

Researchers from the United Kingdom and the United States report that computed tomography (CT ... of cancers in adults was projected to come from CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis, followed by chest ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans have revolutionized ... those experienced in environmental exposure scenarios. A single chest CT scan delivers approximately 70 times the radiation of a standard ...