Fumiko Ladd Chino, Radiation Oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, posted on X about recent paper by et al.:
“93 M computed tomography (CT) scans are performed on 62 M pts in the United States annually.
This modeling study in JAMA Internal Medicine found that ~100k future cancers could result from CT use in the US in 2023. This will eventually account for 5% of all new cancer dx annually.”
“Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks From Current Computed Tomography Imaging.”
Authors: Rebecca Smith-Bindman, Philip W. Chu, Hana Azman Firdaus, Carly Stewart, Matthew Malekhedayat, Susan Alber, Wesley E. Bolch, Malini Mahendra, Amy Berrington de González, Diana L. Miglioretti
