In this analysis, Columbia University researchers estimated risks for cancer that might be caused by radiation from CT scanning. They used data on long-term cancer incidence among Hiroshima ...

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and some research suggests that our susceptibility to certain radiation-induced cancer does not diminish as much with age as once thought. "There are lots of reasons for ordering CT scans ...

Using CT scans, doctors can more easily diagnose problems such as cancers, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, trauma and musculoskeletal disorders. » What are the typical radiation doses ...

By harnessing new X-ray detectors, photon-counting CT hugely improves image quality and contrast. In addition, these machines can also provide results at a lower radiation dose, allowing ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Will getting two or three CT scans of the abdomen expose a person to the same amount of radiation as people who lived not far from the epicenter of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic ...

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CCMH radiology staff with the new CT machine Crawford County Memorial Hospital’s (CCMH) new state-of-the-art Computed ...

As well as being used to quickly examine internal injuries from trauma, it can also be used to visualise nearly all parts of the body. As CT scans use radiation however, they cannot be used repeatedly ...

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Shorter scans mean less radiation dosage per scan and less waiting, while enabling higher-quality data and faster feedback to ...