The UN nuclear watchdog announced that radiation levels in the Gulf region remain normal following the 12-day conflict ...

Using only a single-crystal piezoelectric thin wafer of lithium niobate (LN) instead of the usual two-part structure, a group ...

A new species of bacteria discovered on board a space station could have profound implications for astronauts and long-term travel through the cosmos. A strain of Niallia with a "unique ability ...

Risks of cancer-causing radiation from X-rays, CT scans 03:00. Approximately 93 million computed tomography examinations, or CT scans, are performed on 62 million patients annually in the United ...

So, technologies such as intensity modulated radiation, stereotactic radiation, proton therapy, all of these are different things that we can say with very high confidence have drastically improved ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas periodically falls into the orbit of these bottomless pits, switching the black ...

A cancer diagnosis may mean radiation therapy. It shrinks tumors and kills cancer cells. Learn the types of therapy, cancers each treats, and side effects.

A type of bacteria dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” can withstand radiation thousands of times stronger than what can kill a human. Now, scientists have figured out why.

Initial consultation: You’ll meet with a radiation oncologist to discuss your medical history and whether radiation therapy is the best option for you. Simulation: You’ll do a simulation ...

Stereotactic radiation — a method that involves administering multiple small doses of radiation to the precise location of a tumor — is an emerging and exciting treatment technique for patients with ...

A World War II veteran says he developed cancer because of radiation exposure while in the Navy. He beat it this year at the age of 94 with radiation therapy. It’s an odd twist in fate for Louis ...