The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. Oncologists must carefully map the size and location of a tumor before ...

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

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

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows ...

Computed tomography (CT) examinations (known more commonly as a “ CT scan ” or “CAT scan”) incorporate a series of x-ray images taken of areas inside the body and use a computer to create a ...

No one wants to be sued, but I think fear of legal action over missing a diagnosis means that a lot of doctors send patients for all kinds of tests which may actually be harmful.

Adults, however, may face a greater risk since most scans are performed on them. The most common cancers linked to CT scan exposure include lung, colon, bladder cancer, and leukemia.

The study itself is basically a modeling exercise. The authors took an estimate of the number of CT scans done every year in the U.S., based on research from 2023. Next, they estimated the dose of ...

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes ...

New research projects that the tens of millions of CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could result in over 100,000 cases of cancer.