36 results

• Radiation from CT Scans May Cause More Than 100,000 Future Cancer Cases Per Year: Study

  April 18, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers warn that 5% of new cancer cases diagnosed each year could be attributed solely to the use of CT scans.

• Chest X-Rays May Not Be Enough for Silicosis Diagnosis, Study Warns

  November 18, 2024

  Michael Adams

  A new report highlights the difficulties doctors might face when using x-rays, instead of high-resolution CT scans, for diagnosing silicosis among quartz countertop workers and others who breathed silica dust.

• Unneeded Diagnostic Imaging Remains a Substantial Problem in U.S.: Report

  January 10, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers from Stanford and the Mayo Clinic are calling for reductions in unnecessary medical testing, which can lead to extraneous procedures and patient risks.

• Concussion Prediction Rules Can Decrease Need For CT Scans For Children: Study

  March 30, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  Implementing protocols to predict traumatic brain injuries for children can reduce the number of CT scans they need performed and thus lower children's radiation exposure, according to a new study.

• Medical Procedure Costs Available Online in Only Six States, Public Citizen Finds

  August 11, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Only six states provide consumers with a way to anticipate and compare medical costs for basic procedures, and those are often problematic, according to the findings of a new Public Citizen analysis.

• Patients Unaware of Diagnostic Imaging Radiation Risks: Study

  June 6, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers surveying patients about CT scans and radiation exposure found most do not understand the risks of many types of diagnostic scans.

• Medical Scan Risks Not Being Relayed To Patients: Study

  May 1, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A study finds that about one-third of all patients do not fully understand the risks of medical testing procedures they undergo.

• More Info on CT Scan Radiation Risks Needed for Cancer Patients: Study

  March 25, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds patients are poorly informed about the risks of radiation from medical scans and other treatments.

• EPA Issues Guidance on Protection From Radiation During X-Ray Procedures

  January 28, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The EPA has issued new X-ray guidance for federal facilities, calling for them to use the lowest amounts of radiation possible for patient safety.

• Doctors Often Order Unnecessary CT Scans: Consumer Reports

  April 8, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new report suggests that doctors often order too many CT scans, overexposing patients to unnecessary levels of radiation.