Her CT scan confirmed a large, lobulated mass in the retroperitoneum arising from the pelvis. The mass was found to be arising from the sigmoid colon on laparotomy which was excised. Histopathology ...

Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer.

A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.

Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology, which ...

A new study suggests the cumulative effects of ionizing radiation from CT scans may raise a person's lifetime risk of ...

The most common projected cancers were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, and bladder cancer. As for the most problematic type of CT scan, the largest number of cancers — 37,500 — were ...

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

Computed tomography (CT ... scans performed in 2023 alone could eventually lead to approximately 103,000 future cancer cases. These projected cancers would affect various organs, with lung, colon ...

over 90% of CT scans are performed on adults, so it’s this group that faces the largest overall impact. The most common cancers linked to CT exposure are lung, colon, bladder and leukaemia.