A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.

About five million of the scans, which use X-rays to create detailed internal pictures of the body, are carried out each year ...

Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that ...

At current utilization and radiation dose levels, CT exams in 2023 were projected to lead to over 100,000 future cancers over the lifetime of exposed patients, according to an updated risk model.

CT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and account for about 5% of new cancer cases annually in the U.S. population, ...

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with 10-fold increased risk for babiesCT scans may account for 5% of all ...

By integrating spirometry with low-dose CT scans, physicians at Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System are identifying serious lung conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT could have saved tens of thousands of lives — if only we'd listened to the data back ...

Researchers conducted a prospective, longitudinal cohort study involving individuals with current or former habit, who had ...

April 14, 2025 expert reaction to study on projected lifetime cancer risks associated with Computed Tomography (CT) imaging in the US . A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine ...

Free lung cancer screenings for some people will be offered at a mobile lung bus at the FirstHealth Lee Campus, 2919 Beechtree Drive in Sanford, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30. This ...

Fewer than 1 in 5 people eligible for lung cancer screening go through with a chest CT scan, according to research published ...