Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.

Frankie Maldonado, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share more ...

Researchers projected that the use of CT scans in 2023 would cause 102,700 lifetime cancers. Radiation from computed tomography (CT) scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Frankie Maldonado, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, ...

We live in an age where medical technology can uncover what the naked eye can’t, and CT scans are a major part of that ...

Researchers estimated that the use of CT scans in 2023 would cause 102,700 lifetime cancers, including 93,000 cancers in adults and 9700 cancers in children. Radiation from computed tomography (CT ...

CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis were projected to cause the greatest number of cancers. Full-body and spine CT scans also pose greater risk because they scan in multiple phases and involve ...

Full-body scans, though rare (5% of exams), caused 1 in 12 cancers due to broad organ exposure, like pancreas and bone marrow. The study reveals that if CT scan utilization frequencies and ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans are a pivotal part of U.S. medical care. These sophisticated X-rays give doctors detailed views of what’s happening inside the body, allowing them to make ...

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people ... X-rays basically are emitted going around the patient in a full circle ...