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
Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients ...
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 the radiation levels in check.
Teenager diagnosed with extremely rare brain tumour aftter noticing double vision
Initially, an optician in June of that year suspected it to be a rare neurological condition known as Adie pupil. However, as ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
Teddi Mellencamp thought she was ‘on her deathbed’ after doctors found brain tumors: ‘This is actually it’
Mellencamp had been suffering from migraines for six months but refused to acknowledge the pain due to “bad stuff” happening ...
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 ...
Teenager with rare brain tumour raising funds for lifesaving treatment
A teenager diagnosed with an extremely rare brain tumour is raising funds for lifesaving treatment. Joscelyne Kerr, 19, was ...
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Some CT scans deliver too much radiation, researchers say. Regulators want to know more.
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 have ...