CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed ...

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

A Jersey brain tumour patient has said "processes weren't followed" after she experienced a delay in her diagnosis because ...

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

Computed tomography (CT) scanning provides images of sections of the body (slices ... What are the typical radiation doses associated with CT examinations? CT scans of the head, for example, expose ...

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with a 10-fold increased risk for babies, ...

"CT can save lives, but its potential harms are often overlooked," said Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman, the study's lead author ...

UCSF researchers call for greater awareness of the potential risks associated with CT scans, emphasizing the need for ...

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 projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...

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

About five million of the scans, which use X-rays to create detailed internal pictures of the body, are carried out each year ...