A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room.

Short-interval CT imaging is a safe and cost-effective strategy for focal indeterminate consolidation in lung cancer ...

We live in an age where medical technology can uncover what the naked eye can’t, and CT scans are a major part of that ...

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

CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest for infants, followed by children and ...

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

A new analysis estimates that more than 100,000 cancer cases per year could be caused by radiation from CT scans. In some cases, the information provided by a CT scan could also be obtained from ...

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost. A new ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought ...

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...