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Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows ...

In a population-based case-control study, researchers assessed the risk for brain tumors following radiation from CT scans among pediatric patients.

While CT scans can help plan a treatment or evaluate how well a treatment works, physicians also use CT scans to diagnose several types of cancer, including colorectal and lung malignancies.

Researchers projected CT use in 2023 would lead to more than 100,000 future cancer diagnoses, and if trends continued, may account for 5% of new cases annually in the U.S., according to study ...

The study highlights that while the risk from a single scan is low, it is not zero. Children and teenagers are at higher risk because their bodies are still developing.

Deciding whether to get a CT scan is up to you. But it helps to know some context and details, and the right questions to ask your doctor.