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

The risk from a single scan is low – but not zero. And the younger the patient, the greater the risk. Children and teenagers ...

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

The findings suggest that if current scanning rates continue, CT scans could be responsible for around 5% of all new cancer ...

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

Weigh the cancer risk from the scan’s radiation before making an appointment, a new study warns. CT scan radiation is ...

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

“Given the large volume of CT use in the United States, many cancers could occur in the future if current practices don’t ...