Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung Cancer, Scan, Essay Can Be Used Only To Illustrate Cancer, ...

Children and young adults who are exposed to a single CT scan of the head or neck before age 22 years are at significantly increased risk of developing a brain tumor, particularly glioma, after at ...

CT examinations performed on 62 million patients in the United States during 2023 are projected to result in approximately 103,000 future cancer cases, according to a recent modeling study. The ...

Radiation is everywhere—in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the walls of our homes and offices, emanating from microwaves, at the dentist, and at the doctor if we break a bone. And we’re told, ...

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Is CT overused in the emergency room to diagnose abdominal pain? Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston undertook one of the largest studies of its kind to find out. "We reviewed 633 ...