Radiation therapy, alone or in combination with surgery and chemotherapy, is commonly used for the treatment of many cancers. Although radiation therapy can usually be delivered without resulting in ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced $3.4 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study injuries from “full-body radiation exposure from a ...

Despite increased attention and improved technologies for radiation mitigation over the last decade, cardiac cath lab staff are still dealing with an unacceptably high level of occupational hazards to ...

This publication focuses on the medical management of individuals involved in radiation emergencies, especially those who have been exposed to high doses of ionizing radiation. Its primary objective ...

Radiation Research, Vol. 187, No. 2 (February 2017), pp. 241-250 (10 pages) Detonation of a 10-kiloton nuclear bomb in an urban setting would result in >1 million casualties, the majority of which ...

In a phase 2 trial, the addition of pirfenidone to standard glucocorticoids improved pulmonary function, fibrosis, and cough symptoms in patients with grades 2-3 radiation-induced lung injury. This ...

Radiotherapy induces DNA damage and oxidative stress, leading to endothelial injury and blood-brain barrier disruption, which triggers neuroinflammation, microvascular dysfunction, and neuronal ...

Researchers find that microglia --the brain's immune cells -- can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be a key target for preventing these symptoms. Researchers at the Del ...

A survey conducted by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) highlights ongoing radiation and orthopedic hazards faced by interventional cardiologists and cardiac ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Oleg Belyakov, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and ...

New data from a long-term registry of patients undergoing PCI of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) shows that radiation dose has been decreasing over time, with newer equipment probably playing a role ...