Since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, something has concerned scientists: can exposure to radiation leave marks in someone’s DNA that are passed on to ...

Differences in the amount of radiation patients receive from diagnostic tests for coronary artery disease (CAD) have been revealed in a major international study coordinated by the International ...

The findings underscore the importance of training, best-practice protocols, and up-to-date equipment to reduce exposure for ...

Studies estimating cancer risk from CT radiation use data from different people exposed to different radiation (like atomic ...

Radiation therapy is highly effective at killing cancer cells, but it often harms healthy skin around the treatment area, a common side effect experienced by up to 95% of cancer patients undergoing ...

A new map offers a new perspective on the city, revealing the steady, ever-present natural radiation emerging from the ground ...

Incremental dose to neurogenic niches correlated with reduced overall survival: SVZ HR 1.306/Gy and hippocampus HR 1.222/Gy, indicating independent adverse prognostic impact.

Most people interpret radiation as a bad thing—but it isn’t always. In fact, radiation is a very normal phenomenon. For now, let’s just say that radiation is when an object produces energy. When a ...

CHILDREN of the Chernobyl “liquidators” who risked it all to clean up the toxic mess are now suffering the consequences, ...

Researchers led by Brian Hoffman of Northwestern University and Michael Daly of the Uniformed Services University have ...

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A combination of reduced aerosol pollution and global warming have resulted in increasing levels of solar radiation across ...