The risk from a single scan is low – but not zero. And the younger the patient, the greater the risk. Children and teenagers ...

(Gray News) - CT scans could be an “important cause of cancer” in the United States, according to a new study. According to ...

New research projects that the tens of millions of CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could result in over 100,000 cases of ...

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

Largest number of cancers was projected to result from abdomen and pelvic CT in adults, reflecting 37 percent of those 103,000 cancers.

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

The risk from a single scan is low, but not zero. The younger the patient, the greater the risk. Children and teenagers are ...

According to the study, the largest number of cancers in adults was due to CT scans of the pelvis and abdomen. Children face a higher risk of cancer following CT scans of the head. “Given the ...

As for the most problematic type of CT scan, the largest number of cancers — 37,500 — were projected to arise from abdomen and pelvis imaging, which represented about a third of all CT ...

CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed look inside the body—helping to diagnose everything from cancer and ...