Using alternatives, improving medical technology and a practical approach can ensure the procedure saves more lives than ...

At current utilization and radiation dose levels, computed tomography (CT) examinations in 2023 were projected to result in about 103,000 future cancers among exposed patients.

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

New research reveals CT scans may cause 103,000 cancer cases annually—equal to the cancer risk from alcohol and obesity.

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found evidence that a new diagnosis of sarcopenia, a potentially reversible disease with low muscle mass and strength, often coincides with ...

A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults.

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

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

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 ...

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