Radiation from the images causes 5 percent of cancer cases, according to a new study. The doctor who made this grim discovery has some advice.

A single chest CT scan delivers approximately 70 times the radiation of a standard chest X-ray. More concerning, some complex CT procedures may expose patients to radiation levels comparable to ...

Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind wearable device capable of continuously scanning the lungs and heart of ...

This is the summary of "Guidance for chest-CT in children and adults with cystic fibrosis: A European perspective," published ...

The most common projected cancers in adults were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, bladder cancer, and stomach cancer.

CT scans use ionizing radiation of the same type as standard X-rays, but in higher doses. A chest X-ray delivers about as much radiation as one receives naturally from the environment over 10 days ...

A Bahrain study shows CT scans to check for blood clots in lung blood vessels increased significantly in people with sickle ...

A recent US study raises concerns about the increasing use of CT scans in India, potentially leading to a rise in radiation-induced cancers. Experts e ...

The largest number of cancers are projected to result from abdominal or pelvic CT scans in adults, accounting for about 37,500 of the 103,000 expected cancers, results show. Chest CT scans account ...

Radiation from computed tomography (CT) scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers ... with CT exams of the abdomen and pelvis (n=37,500), chest (n=21,500), spine (n=11,600), full body (n=7600 ...