Radiation protection is a foundational requirement in all medical uses of ionizing radiation—from X-rays to CT scans to ...

The IAEA profiles women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to provide insight into career paths and to inspire and encourage readers, particularly women, to pursue careers in ...

Radiation from medical scans has been linked to a higher risk of blood cancers in children. One in 10 blood cancers in children and adolescents—around 3,000 cancers in all—may be attributable to this ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation. Too much radiation from medical ...

There are several different types of radiation therapy. The type that may be recommended for you depends on a variety of factors, such as your cancer, its stage, and your treatment goals. Radiation ...

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 ...

Fun, it’s true, on Halloween. Interesting, true, like the fabulous African mask collection at the Stanley Museum in Iowa City. Not so fun, also true, like the mask that pins you to a table during head ...

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 ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - When most people think of radiation therapy, cancer treatment comes to mind. But doctors at Florida Cancer Affiliates say a much gentler version is helping people with ...