The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.

Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. About 60,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, with one in five cases occurring in people ...

Throat cancer most often begins in the flat cells ... Head and neck specialists will also arrange for a series of scans, such ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans are imaging tests that are highly effective at detecting and monitoring bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is a type of urinary tract cancer. It affects the bladder’s ...

Doctors don’t have a specific limit on the number of CT scans you can have safely. But your cancer risk does go up the more CT sessions you have. The best way to lower your risk of any issues is ...

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 ...

Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

PET/CT is a useful tool to ... at the primary site of the cancer and at the areas where it has spread. After an hour, the patient is taken to the scan room for the procedure.

Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. About 60,000 new cases are diagnosed every year with one in five cases occurring in people ...