What if your old chest scans—taken years ago for something unrelated—held a secret warning about your heart? A new AI tool ...

In many examinations such as CT of the head (including dental CT scans), chest and limbs, the pelvic region is not in the direct beam and the dose to the unborn child can be very low. Doctors may ...

Low dose chest CT scans have been added to Australia's national diagnostic reference levels to support optimisation of patients' radiation ...

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 ...

RadNet incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) into low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer – advancing lung cancer detection at its earliest stages. LDCT screening for lung ...

The coronary calcium score may help doctors identify which patients truly benefit from statins—and who might not need them at ...

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, ... A single chest CT scan delivers approximately 70 times the radiation of a standard chest X-ray.

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 ...

New study warns that frequent CT scans may cause 5% of annual cancers, urging reduced usage and safer radiation doses ...

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.