Hospitals in Pennsylvania’s Berks County are connecting with a national movement that aims to limit radiation exposure in children from CT scans, according to a Reading Eagle report. According to the ...
The number of CT (computed tomography) scan users exposed to medical radiation reached 7.54 million last year, an increase of ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually. X-rays and CT scans have ...
About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung Cancer, Scan, Essay Can Be Used Only To Illustrate Cancer, ...
Prior CT scans linked with increase in current pregnancy risks Pregnancy risks rise with number of prior CT scans, scans near ovaries Young women should be offered alternatives to CT when possible ...