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

Indeed, both chest X-rays (CXR) and CT scans have been widely studied for the diagnosis, detection and quantification of pneumonia. In this paper, a novel approach (PViTGAtt-IP) based on a parallel ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Computed tomography, or CT scans, could cause 5% of U.S. cancers each year, a new study ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

A CT Scan at the Northern Regional Cancer Center in Gulu City. Gulu Regional Referral Hospital is once again facing disruptions in diagnostic services due to the breakdown of its Computed Tomography ...

She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy. CT scans work better than a standard X-ray because they capture soft tissue in its imaging as well as bone injuries, which may not show ...

Bronchitis may cause you to cough up blood, known as hemoptysis. Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes, or airways, that usually happens due to an infection or breathing in irritants ...

Although cold, dry weather cannot cause bronchitis on its own, it can make you more susceptible to getting it. This is why, just like the flu and common cold, acute bronchitis is more common in ...

Abstract: Lung cancer screening with computed tomography (CT) scans can effectively improve the survival rate through the early detection of lung cancer, which typically identified in the form of ...

A complete scan of by Magellan reveals a Megalodon tooth in the Titanic wreck. Credit: NOAA/IFE/URI / Public Domain A full-scale digital model of the Titanic is offering fresh insight into the ship’s ...