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 ...

For example, low-dose chest CT scans performed for lung cancer screening use lower doses than multi-phase abdominal/pelvic CT scans that are required to stage a person with pancreatic cancer.

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 ...

The turtle was too big to get a CT scan on a human machine, so the team headed to an equine clinic and had the scan performed on equipment designed for horses. A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a ...

Computed tomography (CT) examinations (known more commonly as a “ CT scan ” or “CAT scan”) incorporate a series of x-ray images taken of areas inside the body and use a computer to create a ...

According to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, CT scans could result in approximately 103,000 future cancers, accounting for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses in the U.S.

May 8, 2025 – If you’ve ever hesitated before getting a CT scan, you’re not alone. A recent study linked 5% of all new cancer cases to radiation exposure from CT scans – a finding that’s ...

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The study itself is basically a modeling exercise. The authors took an estimate of the number of CT scans done every year in the U.S., based on research from 2023. Next, they estimated the dose of ...

Based on the number and types of scans people underwent in 2023, the researchers estimated that around 103,000 U.S. cancer diagnoses per year could soon be attributed to CT scan radiation exposure.

Watershed Infarction: Axial CT scan. Note the large hypodensity in the left basal ganglia and internal capsule. Although watershed infarcts are most often thought of as areas between two major blood ...