They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses each year, the study projects.

CT scans are vital for effectively diagnosing problems with bones, muscles, organs and blood vessels. But overuse could be ...

The team’s model predicted that approximately 103,000 cancers per year – around 5 percent of the 2 million new cancer ...

Key Takeaways CT scans pose a greater cancer risk than previously thoughtAbout 103,000 future cancers are projected to occur ...

"These findings suggest that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually," one of the key ...

Astronomers may have found the long-missing half of the universe's regular matter—and it appears to have been right under our ...

A medical test used to detect cancer may actually be contributing to the disease, research suggests, accounting for five percent of new cancer diagnoses.

In particular, radiation can have devastating effects on computer chips. Space radiation, from solar flares or galactic cosmic rays, alter the electrical properties on an integrated circuit. The most ...

Abu Dhabi is bringing the future of cancer care to the region with a world-class ‘heavy ion therapy’ facility in the UAE. It ...

A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies ...

I’m a 28-year-old woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer. My care team recommends starting treatment as soon as possible ...