''Screening heavy smokers with low-dose computer tomography (CT) instead of X-rays can reduce deaths from lung cancer by 20 percent, a massive US study released Thursday shows. Previous studies have shown that helical CT scanning can identify small ...'

''Researchers found that a screening test has the potential to reduce the number of lung-cancer deaths, a major advance in the battle against the biggest cancer killer. The results of a significant eight-year study funded by the National Cancer Institute ...'

''With over half a century of innovation in breast cancer detection and diagnosis, GE Healthcare, through its President and CEO of EMEA region Reinaldo Garcia, shares a snapshot of the Company's mammography activities in France. GE Healthcare ...'

''For oncology radiation therapy, the ability to capture movement during treatment planning helps healthcare providers administer radiation therapy with better accuracy. For example, when planning treatment for lung cancer therapy, it is critical to take ...'

''For certain kinds of cancer, the most effective therapy does not use x-rays or gamma rays but beams of ions, the electrically charged cores of atoms, including hydrogen ions (protons) and heavier ions such as carbon and neon. The world's foremost ...'

''Does exposure to dental x-rays raise a person's risk of developing thyroid cancer? Since ionizing radiation is an established cause of thyroid cancer, researchers in England and Kuwait set out to examine a potential relationship between dental x-rays ...'

''A series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a broad spectrum of cancers, including thyroid cancer and lymphoma. ...'

''Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman's risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report appearing online and in the October issue of Radiology. However, the radiation dose and risk from mammography are ...'

''Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, after lung cancer. If you have no history of smoking or exposure to industrial chemicals, then colorectal cancer may be your number one cancer risk. This is why you ...'

''Each year, physicians turn to advanced computed tomography (CT) scan technology to aid in the diagnosis and early detection of cancer, cardiac, neurological and other conditions with the goal of significantly improving treatment plans and patient health ...'