CT (Computerized Tomography), also referred to as CAT scan, one of the most valuable discoveries for diagnosis, was invented by British engineer Godfrey Hounsfield in 1967. This life-saving tool ...

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

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

A new study has warned that CT scans are 'unnecessarily increasing' the risk of cancer, with the US experiencing 100,000 new ...

Alarms have been raised by researchers over the potential cancer risks associated with CT scans. A recent study featured in ...

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

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much ...

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer causes urinary symptoms, fatigue, pain, and more. This article covers the ...

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

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

The team’s model predicted that approximately 103,000 cancers per year – around 5 percent of the 2 million new cancer ...

A new study projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...