A study examining trends in X-ray computed tomography (CT) use in children in the United States has found that reducing unnecessary scans and lowering the doses for the highest-dose scans could lower the overall lifetime risk of future imaging-related cancers by 62 percent. The research by the UC Davis Health System and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is published online in JAMA Pediatrics.
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