According to a couple of studies, conducted in the United States, the radiation exposure taking place while performing computed tomography (CT) scans can result in cancer, decades after patient scanning. The study was presented at the Archives of Internal Medicine. CT scans includes higher doses of ...

Richard Velasco, 31-year-old and who has 18 stitches in his right forearm after the incident, filed a complaint with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) against Zulekha Hospital, accusing them of medical negligence as the doctor did not first check to see if he had any allergies. However, he went to g...

According to a new study, using a computed tomography (CT) test to measure calcium in coronary arteries enhances the predictions of future cardiac disease. Yet, it is not confirmed if the new test deserves the costs and risk due to radiation exposure. The study was published in the Journal of the Am...

According to an international study, carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), some countries are delivering too much radiation doses to children while performing computed tomography (CT) scans. These children are subjected to radiation doses of adults. This comes despite the con...

According to recent study, made in the United States, imaging examinations used for screening asymptomatic people for lung cancer are not always accurate. Imaging usually finds suspicious growths that, on further investigation, do not appear to be cancer. Researchers said that these findings point t...

According to several reports, some cancer patients are postponing their own diagnosis as a result of a reluctance to get checked by CT scans. Last March, concerns were raised about over-using of CT scans in Australia. Doctors were asked to stop the excessive requesting of scans as there are worries ...

Apple’s iPad tablet computer applications are used by two hospitals, aiming to help patients and their families better understand common medical procedures. Both Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children and St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho use pilot programs with customized versio...

According to a recent study, the high-speed advanced imaging CT technology can aid in diagnosis and prediction of patients at risk for heart attack and thus reduce death cases caused by it. The study was carried out at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). The study was published online a...

According to a new report, the application of high-leveled diagnostic imaging procedures in emergency rooms (ER) has quadrupled since the mid-1990s. The report was produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MRI, CT or PET scans were requested in 14% of ER visits during 2007, which ...

According to New South Wales radiologists, one in every thousand children having CT (computed tomography) scan will likely suffer cancer as a result to radiation exposure during the procedure. Children and younger adults have higher risks of harmful mutation affecting their cells, since these cells ...