Most parents unaware of CT scan risks Children and young adults who had computer tomography (CT) scans of the head had a small but increased risk of later leukemia and brain cancer, data indicate.

A decapitated Egyptian mummy's head discovered in an attic in England has undergone a state-of-the-art CT scan to try and uncover its secrets. The head, which is at least 2,000 years old, was thought ...

There has been an escalating risk of brain cancer associated with increasing radiation dose to the brain from CT examinations, a cohort study of more than 650,000 children and young adults indicated.

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

Optimal duration of chemotherapy (CT) for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the first- and second-line settings No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Adelaide company Micro-X (MX1) has started developing a small CT brain scanner that can be fitted in ambulances and emergency aircraft. If successful, the device will allow paramedics and retrieval ...

Wellcome trust employee Zoe Middleton poses behind an artwork entitled 'My Soul' by Katharine Dowson, which consists of a laser etched lead chrystal glass formation in the shape of a brain, and was ...

ROCHESTER — At some U.S. hospitals, a patient could pay five times more than another patient at the same hospital for the same brain scan if they have different health insurance plans, according to a ...

CT imaging of blood vessels in the brain. Lower right image shows a volumetric reconstruction. (Cynthia McCollough, Mayo Clinic, via Physics Today) October 1st, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the ...