Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer.

A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.

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

CT scans — those marvels of modern imaging that can peer inside our bodies in seconds — may also be contributing to a ...

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some ...

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

"These findings suggest that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could ...

At current utilization and radiation dose levels, computed tomography (CT) examinations in 2023 were projected to result in about 103,000 future cancers among exposed patients.

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

The largest number of cancers are projected to result from abdominal or pelvic CT scans in adults, accounting for about ...