Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans ...

"These findings suggest that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually," one of the key ...

The most common types of cancers estimated to be a result of CT scans were lung cancer and colon cancer—two cancers that are ...

A paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could ...

A new study by the Institute of Cancer Research suggests this routine scan is responsible for as many cancer cases as alcohol.

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

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

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans allow providers to examine multiple ...

A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to ...

A new study warns routine CT scans may cause 100,000 US cancer cases yearly, including 10,000 in kids. This raises concerns about overuse and radiation risks.