Epidemiological studies of CT scans and cancer risk: the state of the science

In conclusion, there is growing evidence from epidemiological data that CT scans can cause cancer. The absolute risks to individual patients are, however, likely to be small. Ongoing large multicenter cohorts and future pooling efforts will provide more precise risk quantification.PMID:34545766 | DOI:10.1259/bjr.20210471

Source: The British Journal of Radiology - September 21, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Amy Berrington de Gonzalez Elisa Pasqual Lene Veiga Source Type: research