Although the rapid sophistication of computer tomography has made the technology an important diagnostic tool for healthcare providers, there has been increased focus on radiation dose reductions due ...

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In late November, airlines around the world were told to urgently ground planes within their Airbus A320 fleets.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A number of studies in the past year have raised concerns that Americans are exposed to too much radiation from CT scans, increasing their risk of cancer. A: CT, short for computed ...

Radiation detection systems are comprised of a large number of fixed and mobile radiation detectors used for safety and security purposes for nuclear power energy production, nuclear fuel cycle ...

External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a treatment where radiation beams come from a source outside the body. Usually, it comes from a machine called a linear accelerator (also called a LINAC).

Radiation is energy that moves from one place to another in a form that can be described as waves or particles. We are exposed to radiation in our everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of ...

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are cancer treatments. They use different approaches to shrink tumors, kill cancer cells, and prevent cancer from spreading. A cancer diagnosis can be life changing.

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 ...

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