New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to ...

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much ...

The use of CT scans, a widely employed diagnostic tool, has raised concerns among researchers due to potential cancer risks. A study by US researchers estimates that 1 in 20 cancers could be linked to ...

“Solar power is not sufficient to operate large medical equipment like MRI and CT scan machines. These machines generate a lot of heat and demand a stable, high-capacity power source—something ...

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.

CT scans fall under a group of medical tests ... where other scans are limited to a smaller surface area. Potential Risks: An MRI machine is, at its core, a giant magnet, and therefore the highest ...

A CT scan, by its very design, uses much more X-rays than a simple radiograph 'cause the X-rays basically are emitted going around the patient in a full circle in a machine that looks like a doughnut.