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A new study projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...
Computed tomography (CT) scans could soon account for 5 percent of all new cancer cases diagnosed annually if current ...
CT scans — those marvels of modern imaging that can peer inside our bodies in seconds — may also be contributing to a slow-moving wave of cancer. A new modeling study estimates that radiation from CT ...
The most common types of cancers estimated to be a result of CT scans were lung cancer and colon cancer—two cancers that are ...
A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.
CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses each year, the study projects.
By integrating spirometry with low-dose CT scans, physicians at Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System are identifying serious lung conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with 10-fold increased risk for babies.
A paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could ...
CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.   The danger is greatest for infants, followed ...
People can get low-dose CT scans to check for lung cancer if they have a smoking history of 20 pack-years or more, either ...