Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.
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Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want To Know More.
Unnecessarily high radiation doses in scans have been linked to cancers. Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers ...
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Can Some CT Scan Radiation Cause Cancer?
In the United States, around 93 million CT scans are performed every year, notes IMV, which is a medical market research ...
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Lighting Up the Brain: Using PET Imaging to Detect Neurodegenerative Diseases
PET imaging is improved by employing edaravone to track oxidative stress, allowing for earlier detection of neurodegenerative ...
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Comprehensive Imaging in Geriatric Trauma for Injury Detection
The following is a summary of "Pan Scan for Geriatric Trauma Patients: Overkill or Necessary?," published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Surgery by Thomas et al. Patients with ...
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Repurposed ALS drug becomes imaging probe to help diagnose neurodegeneration
Scientists used positron emission tomography (PET) with edaravone, a drug used to treat ALS, to detect oxidative stress, which leads to brain damage, offering a clear path to detecting neurological ...
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What Does PTSD in a Firefighter Look Like? A New Brain Scan Can Show You
A new tool—the SPECT scan—is offering a new way for firefighters and others with PTSD to visualize their injuries.