The authors found that in 2023 there were 93 million CTs done on 62 million patients. The total estimated lifetime number of ...

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

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

But a new study suggests the cancer risk from radiation emitted by the CT machine could be higher than previously thought — up to 103,000 cases from the 93 million scans performed in 2023.

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

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

Weigh the cancer risk from the scan’s radiation before ... researchers said. “CT can save lives, but its potential harms are often overlooked,” lead researcher Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman ...

“CT scans aid in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that may otherwise lead to increased morbidity ... they estimate ...

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this ...