Abdomen and pelvis CT scans contribute most to cancer risk (37% of projected cancers), with lung cancer being the most common ...

Nowadays, from minor injuries to serious diseases, doctors advise patients to get a CT Scan done immediately. With the help ...

CT scans performed in the US in 2023 alone could eventually lead to over 100,000 extra cancer cases, a new study claims.

Computed tomography (CT) scans could soon account for 5 percent of all new cancer cases ... and what does it mean for the use of CT scans going forward? We take a look at the study and hear ...

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.

and breast cancer in women. Scans of the abdomen and pelvis in adults, and head scan in children—particularly those under the age of one—carry the highest estimated risks. Despite the concerns, ...