Radiotherapy dose calculation algorithms are essential components of modern treatment planning, ensuring that the prescribed radiation dose conforms as closely as possible to a patient’s tumour while ...

image: In an article published in PLOS ONE, Brazilian researchers describe the first retrospective dosimetric study by electron spin resonance spectroscopy using human tissue from nuclear attack ...

INFORMATION ON THE PATHWAYS through which radionuclides are transported to the public from a contaminated site provides the starting point for calculating the dose to individuals and for estimating ...

The number of CT examinations in pregnant patients has grown constantly during the past decades. But human embryos and foetuses are sensitive to ionizing radiation doses greater than 0.1 Gy. The ...

Concurrent chemoradiation therapy with oral etoposide and cisplatin for locally advanced inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer: radiation therapy oncology group protocol 91-06. Between January 1990 ...

In 2019, the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), whose mandate is to undertake scientific ...

Fear of radiation strikes again. This time it’s preventing some beneficial medical procedures like mammograms and CT scans by claiming, incorrectly, that the procedures themselves can cause cancer no ...

At Advocate Radiation Oncology, a unique non-invasive treatment known as low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT) is providing relief for patients suffering from conditions like osteoarthritis (OA) and ...

OVER THE PAST HALF CENTURY, the United States government has built many facilities for the design and construction of nuclear weapons and for processing radioactive materials. Particularly in the ...