CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions, but ...

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

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

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much ...

A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, has raised serious concerns about the risks of using CT scans ...

"These findings suggest that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could ...

The team’s model predicted that approximately 103,000 cancers per year – around 5 percent of the 2 million new cancer ...

CT scans are an essential tool used to diagnose a range of medical conditions, but ionizing radiation exposure occurs as a ...

The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

A new study suggests the cumulative effects of ionizing radiation from CT scans may raise a person's lifetime risk of ...