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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Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want To Know More.
Unnecessarily high radiation doses in scans have been linked to cancers. Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers ...
S-E-A Expands Forensic Capabilities with High-Tech Industrial CT Scanner
Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, once primarily associated with medical imaging, has now become an invaluable tool in ...
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This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
Computerized tomography is a medical imaging procedure that uses X-rays to create detailed, three-dimensional images of the body. Every year, an estimated 93 million CT scans are performed in the ...
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Telix’s prostate cancer imaging agent approved in Brazil
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) has granted approval for Telix Pharmaceuticals’ Illuccix, a prostate cancer ...
Hong Kong health chief confirms patients may pay separate fees for scans like MRIs
Health minister Lo Chung-mau says separate fees will be part of ‘significant’ reforms to healthcare subsidy model.
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Repurposed ALS drug becomes imaging probe to help diagnose neurodegeneration
Scientists used positron emission tomography (PET) with edaravone, a drug used to treat ALS, to detect oxidative stress, which leads to brain damage, offering a clear path to detecting neurological ...
Illuccix® Approved for Prostate Cancer Imaging in Brazil: First Marketing Authorization in Latin America
MELBOURNE, Australia and PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Nasdaq: TLX, Telix, ...
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Cone Beam Computed Tomography Market to Reach US$ 1,546.4 Million by 2033, Growing at a CAGR of 9.13%
The global Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) market, valued at US$ 705.5 million in 2024, is set to experience substantial growth, reaching a market valuation of US$ 1,546.4 million by 2033. This ...