The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.

Researchers warn that radiation from the machines can increase cancer risk. New Medicare rules aim to make these imaging ...

Preparation for a CT scan (aka CAT scan) will depend on the type of scan you’re having and the part of the body involved. A doctor may schedule a CT scan for a few days out or in some cases ...

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan -- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images ...

Hounsfield called this technology a CT (computerized tomography) scan, also called a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography). It was especially useful for looking at head injuries and brain ...

New Medicare Rules Aim to Cut Radiation Exposure From CT Scans MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals and ...

ST. ALBANS — Northwestern Medical Center recently completed an upgrade project to replace its CT (Cat Scan) equipment, ...

CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood vessels provide greater clarity and reveal more details than X ray or radiograph exams. X ray images are two dimensional representations while ...

Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radi ...

Unnecessarily high radiation doses in scans have been linked to cancers. Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers ...

If you're having some problems, you need to get it figured [out], and CAT scans are a great way to get on top of it," Terry Grant, the supervisor of CT scan radiology at St. Joseph Hospital ...

CT scans give doctors a look inside the body that gives far more information about the spatial relationship of structures than a plain X-ray can. And as it turns out, CT scans are pretty handy for ...