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Projected lifetime cancer risks from current computed tomography imaging

JAMA Internal Medicine

2025-04-14
(Press-News.org) About The Study: This study found that at current utilization and radiation dose levels, computed tomography examinations in 2023 were projected to result in approximately 103,000 future cancers over the course of the lifetime of exposed patients. If current practices persist, computed tomography-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, email rebecca.smith-bindman@ucsf.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0505)

Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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[Press-News.org] Projected lifetime cancer risks from current computed tomography imaging
JAMA Internal Medicine