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

A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to ...

If you've suffered a serious injury or your doctor suspects cancer, a CT scan could be lifesaving. But since 1980, the number of those tests done each year has grown from fewer than 3 million to ...

If you're having some problems, you need to get it figured [out], and CAT scans are a great way to get on top of it," Terry Grant, the supervisor of CT scan radiology at St. Joseph Hospital ...

Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness Dr Alfred Dawes says the country is currently facing a cancer crisis due to ...

Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching ...

Can a patient have a CT scan, diagnostic X-ray examination or MRI scan on the same day as the PET/CT scan? » After a PET scan, how long does a patient need to wait before using public transportation ...

CT scans are the gold standard for detecting pneumonia, Klug said, but there are concerns regarding the risk posed by ...

Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT scans. Under new Medicare regulations effective this year ...

A research team has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists have captured high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object -- a gas turbine blade -- ...