JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Standing in a room full of staffers from Pennsylvania coroners’ offices, veteran death investigator P. Michael Murphy displayed a computerized facial reconstruction from a CT scan ...

A standard CT scan delivers doses of ionizing radiation, which can vary widely depending on the type of scan. While one scan ...

The state House of Representatives debated Thursday over strengthening state law that minors can consent to contraception ...

CT scans are a common test used by radiologists to examine what's happening inside the body. These scans use a small amount ...

There is a positive association between exposure to at least 1 head/neck CT scan and the risk for pediatric brain tumors.

Frankie Maldonado, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share more ...

A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, has raised serious concerns about the risks of using CT scans ...

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost.