Lower extremity orthopedic disorders, particularly degenerative diseases and related deformities, are a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide, ...

A older patient is guided into a CT scanner — an essential diagnostic tool whose life-saving power is now being weighed against growing concerns about long-term radiation exposure. Computed tomography ...

Radiation from a single CT scan is carefully calibrated, and the doses today are much lower than they used to be a decade ago. Modern machines and updated scanning protocols help minimise exposure, ...