CT scan radiation accounts for 5 per cent of all cancers annually Repeated exposure to unnecessary computed tomography (CT) scans raises the risk of cancers, a new study has shown. IANS New Delhi ...

"Our estimates put CT on par with other significant risk factors, such as alcohol consumption and excess body weight," she added. "Reducing the number of scans and reducing doses per scan would ...

The MLA emphasized that local access to CT scan services will reduce financial burden and travel hassle for patients, while ensuring timely diagnosis and treatment. Also present at the event were ...

In this investigation, SODIQ OJUROUNGBE uncovers how the failure to maintain functional CT scan services is crippling emergency care and fuelling a wave of preventable deaths Emeka Onyeka (not ...

BAHAWALPUR: The Punjab health department has installed a new CT Scan machine at the emergency department of the Bahawal Victoria Hospital on Wednesday. The machine was made functional by BVH CEO ...

Additionally, patient expectations sometimes drive scan requests even when limited clinical evidence suggests they would provide useful information. This widespread adoption of CT technology means ...

The study, led by researchers from the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF), showed that CT scan radiation accounts for 5 per cent of all cancers annually. Infants, children, and ...

The research, conducted by scientists at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF), estimated that radiation from CT scans contributes to about 5% of all cancer cases annually. The study ...

The team analyzed the nearly one hundred million CT scans performed in 2023, throwing them into a risk model that accounted for the type of scan performed, what organs and body parts it targeted ...