The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.

Researchers warn that radiation from the machines can increase cancer risk. New Medicare rules aim to make these imaging ...

ST. ALBANS — Northwestern Medical Center recently completed an upgrade project to replace its CT (Cat Scan) equipment, ...

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan -- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images ...

Preparation for a CT scan (aka CAT scan) will depend on the type of scan you’re having and the part of the body involved. A doctor may schedule a CT scan for a few days out or in some cases ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the new requirements to improve consistency in CT scan ...

CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood vessels provide greater clarity and reveal more details than X ray or radiograph exams. X ray images are two dimensional representations while ...

Unnecessarily high radiation doses in scans have been linked to cancers. Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers ...

Hounsfield called this technology a CT (computerized tomography) scan, also called a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography). It was especially useful for looking at head injuries and brain ...

Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan: CT scans utilize X-rays taken from different angles to create detailed 3-dimensional ...