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 ...

CT is one of the most widely used diagnostic imaging tools, but accurately estimating patient radiation dose remains ...

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan -- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images of ...

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 ...

Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, partly because surgery is not possible or is ineffective. MSK has developed a high-dose form of radiation therapy that can give safe, effective ...

» What is meant by radiation “dose” of X rays? Radiation dose is a measure of how much energy is absorbed when something or someone is exposed to X-rays. This is important because it is this ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Civil Defense radiation dosage calculator with plastic dial chart, instruction sheet, and envelope. This was part of ...

Clinicians are doing a good job of keeping radiation doses for cardiac CT angiography (CTA) much lower today than they were in the past, according to a survey of practices around the world. “The ...

In a clinical trial, six sessions of low-dose radiation significantly eased knee osteoarthritis pain and improved function for months afterwards, hinting at a safe, drug-free alternative for millions ...

A long-term study of Russian nuclear plant workers suggests that prolonged low-dose radiation exposure increases the risk of hypertension. This study is the first to associate an increased risk of ...

Routine reactor emissions pose no meaningful health risk to the US workers and population, a health physicist and a nuclear ...