Now a new study is projecting just how many cases of cancer could be linked to CT scans. In the study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday, researchers estimate that over the lifetime of ...

suggests CT-related radiation is linked to even higher rates of cancer than previously thought. The 93 million CT scans performed in 2023 are projected to result in approximately 103,000 cancer di ...

To put that in context, those 103,000 cancers would account for about 5 percent of cancers diagnosed each year, based on the current cancer rates and the current usage of CT scans. And the ...

Getty A new study has found that the radiation from CT scans could eventually lead to over 100,000 future cancer diagnoses. On Monday, April 14, JAMA Internal Medicine — a monthly peer-reviewed ...

They were 10 times more likely to get cancer compared to others in the study. The researchers said some CT scans are unlikely to help patients and are overused, such as those for upper respiratory ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans use X-rays to create detailed internal pictures of the body. The NHS carries out around five million scans a year for reasons such as assessing internal injuries ...

Esophageal cancer can be diagnosed through an imaging test (CT or CAT, MRI or PET scans), a barium swallow or an endoscopy exam. If one of these tests determines further testing, your doctor will ...