Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology, which ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this ...

Radiation from the images causes 5 percent of cancer cases, according to a new study. The doctor who made this grim discovery ...

CT scans used in the study are for finding tumors, kidney stones and aneurysms. Newsday Deputy Editor David Schwartz reports.

CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses each year, the study projects.

Almost immediately, the ED doctor recognized my symptoms as a likely kidney stone. He gave me a strong pain reliever and anti-nausea medication to make me more comfortable, then proceeded with tests ...