New CMS rule requires hospitals to track radiation from CT scans, sparking both praise and criticism. Learn more here.
The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.
Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching ...
A deep-learning algorithm has enabled ultra-low dose CT scans to diagnose pneumonia with only 2% of the radiation of standard ...
Denoised ultra-low-dose CT can effectively diagnose pneumonia in immunocompromised patients using only 2% of the radiation ...
As the federal government investigates America’s chronic disease epidemic, some experts are warning that a popular diagnostic ...
In the United States, around 93 million CT scans are performed every year, notes IMV, which is a medical market research ...
Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare ...
the Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Professor and Chair of the University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology. “Exacting imaging biomarkers from standard-of-care CT scans offers a ...
A CT scan exposes your body to some radiation. That involves a small amount of risk, and it’s important to understand the issues. A CT scan uses what’s called “ionizing” radiation.
Now, odontologists at the University of Gothenburg have taken this research further, looking at not only teeth but also entire skulls, by using modern computed tomography, also known as CT scans.