CT scans and other nuclear medicine diagnostic tests during a woman's pregnancy do not increase her baby's risk of cancer, new data suggest. In about one out of every 160 pregnancies, a CT scan or ...

Radiation is everywhere—in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the walls of our homes and offices, emanating from microwaves, at the dentist, and at the doctor if we break a bone. And we’re told, ...

A novel PET radiotracer can accurately detect deep vein thrombosis in the legs and reveal whether clots have migrated to the ...

CT scans are one of the most effective medical tools available today, providing an in-depth look inside the human body to spot tumors, detect brain bleeds and other ailments. But a new study suggests ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The same type of scanner used to peer into the body to detect cancers will be put to an even more delicate use -- checking on the viability of the nation's aging nuclear stockpile, ...

Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans are contributing to a substantially greater share of cancer cases than ...