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 Ex-Smokers Don't Go For Cigarettes Despite Repeat Negative CT Scan for Lung Cancer
Ex-Smokers Don't Go For Cigarettes Despite Repeat Negative CT Scan for Lung Cancer
Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography (CT) lung-cancer screening program to pick up their cigarettes again, researchers... 
 Cardiac CT Scan may Help Diagnose Significant Heart Disease
Cardiac CT Scan may Help Diagnose Significant Heart Disease
A computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of myocardial ischemia has been developed by a team of researchers led by Massachusetts Gen... 
Timely and Cost Effective CT Scan to Diagnose Low-risk Chest Pain
Timely and Cost Effective CT Scan to Diagnose Low-risk Chest Pain
An Indian-origin researcher in the US says that CT scanners may offer a cheaper alternative to the current methods of evaluating and diagnosing low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency ... 
 Early Signs of Heart Disease may Be Detected by New Non-invasive CT Scan
Early Signs of Heart Disease may Be Detected by New Non-invasive CT Scan
A new non-invasive technique that could identify early signs of heart disease has been developed by scientists. People who suffer a heart attack have non-calcified plaque, a build-up of ... 
High Doses of Radiation from CT Scan Pose Significant Cancer Risk
High Doses of Radiation from CT Scan Pose Significant Cancer Risk
It is a common belief that all radiological examinations are essentially harmless, however this isn’t true for Computed Tomography (CT) scans as researchers have found that high doses of rad... 
Women, Younger Patients at Greater Lifetime Cancer Risk from CT Scan
Women, Younger Patients at Greater Lifetime Cancer Risk from CT Scan
The lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from a computed tomography (CT scan) coronary angiography varies widely, with the risk greater for women and younger patients, ... 
CT Scan Radiations may Lead to Cancer
CT Scan Radiations may Lead to Cancer
An analysis based on computerized simulation models suggests that the lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from a computed tomography (CT scan) coronary angiography var... 
Exposure to CT Scan Radiation may Be Equivalent to That of Nuclear Bomb
Exposure to CT Scan Radiation may Be Equivalent to That of Nuclear Bomb
Experts at the American College of Radiologists have warned doctors against exposing patients to CT scans unnecessarily because the use of X-ray technology increases the risk of cancer. ... 
CT Scans may Not Benefit Lung Cancer Patients
CT Scans may Not Benefit Lung Cancer Patients
CT scans for lung cancer could expose people to serious risks of injury and even death from needless surgery, researchers in the US now say. As lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer... 
Committee Set Up to Review Safety of CT Scans
Committee Set Up to Review Safety of CT Scans
The Department of Health (DoH) has set up a special healthcare committee to look into the safety of CT scans on healthy people. The Department of Health has asked the Committee on the ... 
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