Fruit flies’ exposure to radiation from the basis of modern federal radiation directives, the debate over how we calculate ...

Studies estimating cancer risk from CT radiation use data from different people exposed to different radiation (like atomic ...

More than half of breast cancer patients receive radiation as part of their treatment, but it may not help those with early-stage cancer, new research shows. Women who received a radiation course ...

Incremental dose to neurogenic niches correlated with reduced overall survival: SVZ HR 1.306/Gy and hippocampus HR 1.222/Gy, indicating independent adverse prognostic impact.

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some scientists are concerned that low doses of ionizing radiation could ...

A revolutionary manner of precisely delivering radiation therapy to cancer patients while minimizing collateral damage is being rolled out by scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore.

Radiation therapy for vulvar cancer uses high energy waves to kill cancer cells. It may help shrink a tumor so a doctor can surgically remove it, and it may help kill any cancer cells that remain ...

Editor’s note: This article is published after the passing away of Dan Hirsch. The draft manuscript was prepared by all authors. It has been lightly edited for style, length, and clarity. In May, ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...