Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital used AI to help understand when radiation treatments can cause dangerous heart arrhythmias. Healthcare researchers are now using AI to gain a better ...

Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment in which specialists kill cancerous cells in the body by exposing them to ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, gamma rays, high-energy ...

A UN report reveals that only a small proportion of secondary cancers in survivors are related to radiation therapy.

Orlando, Fla - Radiation oncologists rarely, if ever, treat the heart. In fact, they try to avoid exposing the heart to x-ray beams at all costs. But a new treatment performed at Orlando Health, using ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular ...

Alexandros Washburn, here with son Ali, received a novel prostate cancer treatment using very high doses of radiation guided by MRI. “This is an extraordinary tool — and in the hands of an ...

Canada and the United States phased out lead paint decades ago due to serious health risks, but social media users are now ...

To get the dose right, it is crucial that the radiation doses associated with any medical practice, whether diagnosis or treatment, are accurately known. A dose measurement should be traceable to ...

Gain a deeper understanding of the uses of radiation in the medical and biotechnology fields with UMass Lowell's M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences option, Radiation ...

This adorable little Italian farm robot packs a radioactive punch — the ICARO X4 helps the country’s storied vineyards to combat harmful fungi and mildew by blasting it with UV-C radiation. Developed ...

A recent action by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) should have protected patients who are inadvertently exposed to potentially high doses of radiation due to faulty injections or ...

Nuclear fission has long been a cornerstone of global energy production. With increasing energy demands, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that nuclear capacity will rise by 80% ...