Abdomen and pelvis CT scans contribute most to cancer risk (37% of projected cancers), with lung cancer being the most common ...

Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced 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 ...

Cindy was a healthy, 35-year-old woman with no symptoms of cancer when she joined the American Lung Association’s Lung Health ...

Susan Riffle, 63, had a lesion on her lung three years after she kicked a 30-year smoking habit. After analyzing a CT scan of ...

A recent US study raises concerns about the increasing use of CT scans in India, potentially leading to a rise in ...

Radiation from the images causes 5 percent of cancer cases, according to a new study. The doctor who made this grim discovery ...

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

While the number of annual CT scans, or computed tomography scans, has surged by 30 percent in the U.S. since 2007, it has long been known that the noninvasive x-ray procedure carries a higher threat ...

To assess the public health impact of current CT use, the study estimates the total number of lifetime cancers associated with radiation exposure in relation to the number and type of CT scans ...

Smith-Bindman was the lead author of the National Institutes of Health-funded research ... open image in gallery CT scans are commonly used in lung and colon cancer screening.

This could mean that an indiscriminate and repeated use of CT and PET scans could potentially lead to an increase in new cancers such as lung, colon, leukaemia, thyroid and breast cancer.