While scans can detect life-threatening conditions, overuse may lead to unnecessary radiation exposure and long-term harm ...

Why CT Scans Causing Cancer Technology has made many things easier in the medical field. Doctors use new technology to detect ...

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much as 5% of all cancers annually. This is comparative to the cancer risk from ...

Non-enhanced CT scans rarely aid in the detection of haemorrhage but significantly increase the overall radiation exposure.

A new study found that CT scans could eventually cause 5% of cancer cases in the U.S. each year. Here's what this news could ...

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

CT scans used in the study are for finding tumors, kidney stones and aneurysms. Newsday Deputy Editor David Schwartz reports.

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

It may not be something you think of when you visit the hospital, but a recent report from CBS reveals that getting a ...

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