A stock photo of a person undergoing a CT scan A recently published study has found that the radiation from CT scans could potentially lead to thousands of cancer diagnoses "These findings suggest ...

This Letter to the Editor of Medscape Radiology is written in response to a Medscape Clinical Commentary article developed by Dr. Michael Brant-Zawadzki (BZ) regarding radiation risk and medical ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...

The prevalent use of CT scans may account for 1 in 20 cancers annually, according to new research. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests CT-related radiation is linked to ...

* CT scans involve much more radiation than X-rays * 70 million CT scans in U.S. in 2007 * Many CT scans deemed unnecessary By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Radiation from CT scans ...

I am looking for concrete answers concerning the dangers of computed tomographic (CT) scans in small children. My son was recently given a brain CT scan in a emergency room. Thankfully they found ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Hsieh, M.D., covers healthcare economics, innovation, and policy. Radiologists have fielded numerous questions in recent ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine's most ...