Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks from Current CT Scans

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Author: gurjeet

Date: 7/25/2026

Article Summary:

This study projects that approximately 103,000 future cancers could result from computed tomography (CT) imaging in the United States in 2023, with the majority of cancers projected to occur in adults.