NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults.

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much as 5% of all cancers annually. This is comparative to the cancer risk from ...

A new study found that CT scans could eventually cause 5% of cancer cases in the U.S. each year. Here's what this news could ...

Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology, which ...

CT examinations are crucial in modern medicine. More than 80 million scans are performed annually in the U.S. which is up from three million in 1980. Researchers from the the U.S. and U.K warn that ...

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions, but they could pose a hidden risk. Doctors discuss.

Key Takeaways CT scans pose a greater cancer risk than previously thoughtAbout 103,000 future cancers are projected to occur ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

A new modeling study estimates that radiation from CT scans performed in the United States in 2023 could eventually cause ...

CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses each year, the study projects.

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Thinking of splurging on a whole-body MRI or CT scan, based on the latest health fad? Just keep in mind that you’ll be contributing to climate change, a new ...