Should You Be Worried About Getting Cancer From Your CT Scan?

In the past few weeks, radiologists such as myself have fielded numerous questions from concerned patients who have read news articles such as “Study highlights cancer risk from millions of CT scans performed annually“ and “Radiation from CT scans could lead to thousands of future cancer diagnoses.” Their questions ultimately boil down to, “Will I get a cancer from my CT scan?” I would like to address this question and help put patients’ minds at ease.

The news articles are…