How Much Do CT Scans Increase the Risk of Cancer?
Researchers reevaluate the safety of radiation used in medical imaging By Carina Storrs on July 1, 2013 Image Credit: Shannon Freshwater This article was originally published with the title “Do CT Scans Cause Cancer?” in Scientific American 309, 1, 30-32 (July 2013); doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0713-30 Ever since physicians started regularly ordering CT (computed tomography) scans four decades ago, researchers have worried […]
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