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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, commonly called a CT scan or CAT scan, uses special X-rays to give your doctor a look inside of your body. It can show the size and location of thyroid cancer and whether it ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...