Compared with interventional cardiologists, interventional imagers are exposed to markedly higher levels of radiation during structural heart procedures, according to new single-center data. These ...

The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in American children estimates the average child will get more than seven radiation scans by age 18, a ...

CHICAGO -- Some women with breast cancer who prefer breast conserving surgery consisting of lumpectomy and radiation may choose a procedure that delivers radiation to the malignant tumor and not to ...

For the first time in Utah, Intermountain Health doctors have performed an innovative new procedure using radiation therapy typically applied to treat cancer patients to cure a life-threatening ...

Researchers have reported two major advances in precision radiation therapy—one targeting colorectal cancer using a novel pretargeted radioimmunotherapy (PRIT) approach, and another treating ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Radiation therapy is an essential treatment for prostate cancers. Complications from radiation are very rare, but occasionally men can develop a urethral stricture after radiation treatment. The ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment option used to alleviate symptoms of myeloma-related bone disease and to treat solitary plasmacytomas (tumors formed from abnormal plasma cells). Radiation therapy (RT ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Every year, Guthrie resident Donna Romine is diligent about getting her mammogram. In 2014, her diligence may have saved her life. “One year it wasn’t there, the next year it was,” ...

A Philadelphia-area startup is developing a device to reduce radiation doses used to conduct medical procedures such as cardiac catheterization and orthopedic surgery. Company name: IntelliRad Control ...

The Medical Radiation Shielding Market is driven by the rising incidence of chronic diseases such as cancer requiring more diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy procedures, increasing use of ...