Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Doctors have known that radiation exposure from computed tomography—also called a CT ...

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

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to ...

Approximately 93 million computed tomography examinations, or CT scans, are performed on 62 million patients annually in the ...

Using alternatives, improving medical technology and a practical approach can ensure the procedure saves more lives than ...

A new study has sparked some concern as it says that computed tomography (CT) examinations in the US could result in 103,000 ...

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 ...

The most common types of cancers estimated to be a result of CT scans were lung cancer and colon cancer—two cancers that are ...

The radiation from this form of medical imaging may account for 5% of annual cancer diagnoses — a figure that puts it in line with alcohol and obesity as a risk factor.

Chest CT scans account for another 21,500 cancers, researchers said. Children and teenagers have a higher risk of developing cancer from CT scan radiation, but adults account for 90% of projected ...