Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty A stock photo of a person undergoing a CT scan A recently published study has found that the radiation from CT scans could ...

I’m scheduled for a CT scan, and I’ve never had one before. What does a CT scan do, what will it be like and is it safe?

This Letter to the Editor of Medscape Radiology is written in response to a Medscape Clinical Commentary article developed by Dr. Michael Brant-Zawadzki (BZ) regarding radiation risk and medical ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...

The prevalent use of CT scans may account for 1 in 20 cancers annually, according to new research. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests CT-related radiation is linked to ...

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I am looking for concrete answers concerning the dangers of computed tomographic (CT) scans in small children. My son was recently given a brain CT scan in a emergency room. Thankfully they found ...

In hospitals, clinics, and unaffiliated radiologists' offices throughout the world, computed tomography (CT) scans are increasingly the diagnostic tool of choice. The reason for the explosive growth ...

A new study has found that the radiation from CT scans could eventually lead to over 100,000 future cancer diagnoses. On Monday, April 14, JAMA Internal Medicine — a monthly peer-reviewed medical ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...