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 ...
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 ...
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Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
CT (short for computed tomography, and often pronounced as “cat”) scans use a mix of X-ray and computer technology to provide ...
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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Humanetics Selects Lifecore Biomedical to Deliver CDMO Services Supporting Development of BIO 300 for the Prevention of Acute Radiation Syndrome
with a focus on medical countermeasures, radiation modulators for oncology and inflammatory lung diseases. For more information, visit www.humaneticscorp.com. This press release contains forward ...
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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 ...