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

For any examination involving direct exposure of the lower abdomen, pregnancy should be ruled out ... and they should be able to explain why your child needs a CT scan. Children’s radiation exposure ...

Vidal, MD In Figure 1 (KUB), a flat upright view of the abdomen showed moderate amount of stool in the descending colon and rectum, without any evidence of obstruction. A CT scan without contrast ...

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with a 10-fold increased risk for babies, ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans use X-rays to create detailed ... They found that in adults scans of the abdomen and pelvis were likely to cause most problems while in children the biggest risk ...

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

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with 10-fold increased risk for babies.

The researchers stated in a press release that the largest number of cancers in adults was due to CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis, while children faced a higher risk of cancer following CT ...

More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.  Low-dose CT ...