The evaluation of radiation dose in positron emission tomography (PET) is an essential component of modern nuclear medicine. Accurate dosimetric assessment ensures that the diagnostic benefits of PET ...

Radiation therapy treats roughly two-thirds of all cancer patients, yet healthy tissue has always absorbed collateral damage during treatment. A new generation of ultra-fast radiation delivery, ...

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

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 ...

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Engineers from Washington University in Saint Louis are developing a novel imaging technique for evaluating the use of alpha-particle emitting radiopharmaceutical therapy in tumors and other radiation ...

When the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, around 80,000 people were instantly vaporized, crushed, and incinerated by the initial blast. The lingering effects of radiation ...

(Reuters) - Health experts urged governments in the Asia Pacific to monitor radioactivity levels after Japan's quake-damaged nuclear power plant exploded and sent radiation into the air. Radiation is ...