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

Computed tomography (CT) scans could soon account for 5 percent of all new cancer cases diagnosed annually if current ...

CT scan radiation is expected to cause about 103,000 future cancers among the 61.5 million people who received a CT in 2023, ...

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

Approximately 93 million computed tomography examinations, or CT scans, are performed on 62 million patients annually in the ...

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

More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.  Low-dose CT ...

The most common projected cancers in adults were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, bladder cancer, and stomach cancer.

The most common types of cancers estimated to be a result of CT scans were lung cancer and colon cancer—two cancers that are ...

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

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

CT scan radiation is expected to cause about 103,000 ... cases because they use the scans more often, the study says. Lung cancer is projected to be the most common radiation-induced cancer ...