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The researchers calculated that approximately 93 million CT examinations were performed on 61.5 million patients in the U.S. in 2023. Using advanced radiation risk assessment tools, they projected that these specific scans would result in roughly 103,000 future lifetime cancer cases.
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The study concludes that if current radiation dosing and scanning practices persist, these radiation-induced cases could eventually account for 5% (or 1 in 20) of all new cancer diagnoses annually in the United States. This places the population-level risk on par with other major lifestyle risk factors like alcohol consumption.
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Out of the 103,000 projected lifetime cases, lung cancer was the most common malignancy predicted by the model, accounting for an estimated 22,400 cases.
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In adults, abdomen and pelvis (belly) CT scans were responsible for the largest share of projected cancers—driving 37% of the total cases (37,500 cancers). This is because abdominal organs are highly sensitive to radiation, and belly scans generally require higher radiation doses.

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