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

Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.

CT scans are a common test used by radiologists to examine what's happening inside the body. These scans use a small amount ...

The authors found that in 2023 there were 93 million CTs done on 62 million patients. The total estimated lifetime number of ...

A recent US study raises concerns about the increasing use of CT scans in India, potentially leading to a rise in radiation-induced cancers. Experts emphasize the need for judicious use of CT ...

Mira-Bhayandar: In a much-needed respite for citizens, an advanced computed tomography (CT) scan machine was unveiled at the state run-Bharat Ratna Late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Civil Hospital in ...

For Stephan Fihn, the reward was seeing how Veterans Affairs research changed his patients' lives. "A big one was the management of prostate enlargement. You know, when I went into practice, the ...

PET scans are often combined with CT scans to produce more detailed images. These are called PET-CT scans. You can also have an MRI scan with a PET scan. These are called PET-MRI scans. After you have ...

These scans look for cancers that are too small ... while maintaining patient comfort and analysing the images produced – skills learnt through education and experience.