This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
Researchers warn that radiation from the machines can increase cancer risk. New Medicare rules aim to make these imaging ...
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Some CT Scans Use Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say; Regulators Want to Know More
About 93 million CT scans are performed every year in the U.S., according to IMV, a medical market research company that ...
Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.
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Can Some CT Scan Radiation Cause Cancer?
In the United States, around 93 million CT scans are performed every year, notes IMV, which is a medical market research ...
New Medicare rules aim to cut radiation exposure from CT scans
Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare ...
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Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say
Ongoing research shows it’s probably higher, since far more scans are performed today. The cancer risk from CT scans for any individual patient is very low, although it rises for patients who ...
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Woman shocked after being diagnosed with lung cancer and ‘cured’ in one day
A woman has revealed her shock at being diagnosed with cancer and cured of it within the same day. April Boudreau, from Texas ...
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Young and at Risk for Colorectal Cancer
“All my labs and CT were clean, completely normal, despite having a decent-sized tumor,” Kohli said. “Things can’t really ...
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Healthcare groups divided on CMS CT radiation rules
New CMS rule requires hospitals to track radiation from CT scans, sparking both praise and criticism. Learn more here.