In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. Oncologists must carefully map the size and location of a tumor before ...

Frankie Maldonado, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to talk about ...

The fight against cancer in the country has received another major boost after Nairobi West Hospital announced that it had ...

“Using AI for tasks like CAC detection can help shift medicine from a reactive approach to the proactive prevention of disease,” said Dr. Hagopian. He pointed to the potential for fewer heart attacks, ...

It's also important to recognize that CT scans use ionizing radiation to create images, and ionizing radiation—especially if the scan uses a high dose of radiation or a patient gets repeated ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

May 8, 2025 – If you’ve ever hesitated before getting a CT scan, you’re not alone. A recent study linked 5% of all new cancer cases to radiation exposure from CT scans – a finding that’s ...

A chest X-ray delivers around 0.1 mSv (millisievert) of radiation, while a CT scan can deliver around 10 mSv, which is 70 to 100 times more radiation in one scan.

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Based on the number and types of scans people underwent in 2023, the researchers estimated that around 103,000 U.S. cancer diagnoses per year could soon be attributed to CT scan radiation exposure.

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to protect yourself.