This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
Researchers warn that radiation from the machines can increase cancer risk. New Medicare rules aim to make these imaging ...
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Shorter Radiation Treatment Safe, Effective for Prostate Cancer
A shorter, higher-dose radiation treatment for prostate cancer is just as safe and effective as conventional radiotherapy, ...
Study confirms safety and efficacy of higher-dose-per-day radiation for early-stage prostate cancer
A new large-scale study co-led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators provides the strongest ...
Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.
Expanding The Scope Of Nuclear Medicine: From Diagnostics To Targeted Therapy
Priya Jacob has contributed to nuclear medicine and radiation oncology by integrating AI-driven diagnostics, optimizing PET-CT and SPECT-CT, and enhancing treatment precision. Her work in Theranostics ...
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NASA Astronauts Sunita Williams And Butch Wilmore Return To Earth: Long-Term Health Risks of Space Radiation
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who launched aboard the Starliner spacecraft in June 2024, returned to Earth after ...
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Shortened Radiation Trial Advances Breast Cancer Treatment
M. Michele Blackwood, MD, FACS, highlights an innovative trial delivering 1 week of pre-surgery and 2 weeks of post-surgery ...
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Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
John Hopkins Medicine explains, adding that “the amount of radiation dose used in a CT scan is small.” Related: I Was Told It Was a Gluten Allergy, but I Was Diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon ...