A National Nuclear Security Administration official last month said Los Alamos National Laboratory has increased its limits ...

The findings underscore the importance of training, best-practice protocols, and up-to-date equipment to reduce exposure for ...

Differences in the amount of radiation patients receive from diagnostic tests for coronary artery disease (CAD) have been revealed in a major international study coordinated by the International ...

Coronary CT angiography, poorer countries under scrutiny for larger doses ...

This is where dosimetry plays a vital role. Dosimetry measures how much radiation is delivered during medical procedures and ensures that patients receive exactly the dose prescribed. Reliable dose ...

Higher radiation doses (70 Gy) in lung cancer treatment did not increase pneumonitis risk and improved survival rates. Patients receiving 70 Gy had lower pneumonitis rates (34.5%) compared to ...

Higher-than-usual doses of radiation in the treatment of inoperable lung cancer can be safely combined with immunotherapy without increasing the risk of severe lung inflammation (pneumonitis). This is ...

Radiation dose management in medical imaging presents a number of challenges. Image quality must be optimized to aid diagnosis while minimizing the risk of patient or healthcare workers exposure to ...

But one of the most radiation-resistant organisms ever discovered doesn't come from anywhere radioactive at all. An archaeon ...

A single course of low-dose radiation therapy may provide a safe and effective alternative treatment option for people with painful knee osteoarthritis according to a new randomized, ...

Researchers led by Brian Hoffman of Northwestern University and Michael Daly of the Uniformed Services University have ...