Pediatrics
Keeping medical imaging safe for children
When a doctor recommends medical imaging for a child, parents may find themselves confused and concerned.
Sep 15, 2016
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News tagged with energy radiation
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers conduct high-res analyses on lesions in tissue
A precise understanding of how ion beams affect biological tissue is of great importance for both radiotherapy applications and the assessment of radioprotection risks, e.g. to astronauts on long term missions in space.
Sep 23, 2015
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Medical research
Weak doses of radiation prolong life of female flies, scientists find
Scientists at MIPT have revealed that weak doses of gamma radiation prolong the life of drosophila flies (fruit flies), and that the effect is stronger in females than in males. These findings could reveal the genes that ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Seating adaption aids prostate cancer remedy
A simple adaption to currently-available radiation therapy devices for use in treating prostate cancer should reduce the chance of irreversible damage to healthy organs.
Jun 3, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New European study will devise ways to reduce the side-effects of radiotherapy
Scientists from The University of Manchester are leading a new European study to come up with methods to reduce the unwanted side-effects of radiotherapy and improve cancer treatment.
Sep 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
New targeted radiation treatment reduces bone pain, extends survival in prostate cancer patients
Prostate cancer that has spread to the bones can cause pain and fractures.
Aug 23, 2013
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Scientists uncover potential drug target to block cell death in Parkinson's disease
Oxidative stress is a primary villain in a host of diseases that range from cancer and heart failure to Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists from the Florida campus of ...
Jan 10, 2013
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Medical research
Scratching the surface: Engineers examine UV effects on skin mechanics
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Stanford's Department of Materials Science and Engineering are using models derived in mechanical labs to look closer at how ultraviolet radiation changes the protective functions of human ...
Oct 5, 2012
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Only clinically qualified medical physicists should be allowed to work in hospitals to avoid dangerous errors
In a Comment linked to The Lancet Physics Series, Dr Ahmed Meghzifene (Division of Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria) cautions that only physicists with the correct clinical training should ...
Apr 17, 2012
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Medical research
Research provides insights into cell division and metabolism
Cells are the building blocks of the human body. They are a focus of scientific study, because when things go wrong at the cellular and molecular level the consequences for human health are often significant.
Aug 7, 2011
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