LONDON (AP) -- Children who get several CT scans have a slightly higher chance of brain cancer and leukemia in later life, though the risk is still small and probably outweighed by the need to get the ...

Researchers estimated that the use of CT scans in 2023 would cause 102,700 lifetime cancers, including 93,000 cancers in adults and 9700 cancers in children. Radiation from computed tomography (CT) ...

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

The hospital is the first in the region to install the child-sized toy that allows young patients to “scan” their stuffed ...

The prevalent use of CT scans may account for 1 in 20 cancers annually, according to new research. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests CT-related radiation is linked to ...

Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest for ...

The use of computed tomography for diagnosing common ailments in children is falling by the wayside, replaced by alternate types of imaging such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, according ...

While these advanced imaging tools save lives by detecting injuries and illness, mounting evidence suggests they may come with long-term consequences that patients need to understand before agreeing ...

Hospitals in Pennsylvania’s Berks County are connecting with a national movement that aims to limit radiation exposure in children from CT scans, according to a Reading Eagle report. According to the ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans could soon account for 5 percent of all new cancer cases diagnosed annually if current practices persist, a new study has concluded. That sounds scary; but how serious ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...