Researchers found that health care workers who perform fluoroscopy for heart procedures are at greater risk for orthopedic problems, cataracts, skin lesions and cancers. Study leader Maria Grazia Andreassi, PhD, head of the Genetics and Molecular Epidemiology Unit at the National Research Council...

But - say James Welsh, a radiation oncology professor in the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University, Chicago, IL, and colleagues - risk estimates based on the LNT model are only theoretical, and, as yet, "have never been conclusively demonstrated by empirical evidence." They sa...

"Our results indicate that proton therapy maintains excellent cure rates in pediatric medulloblastoma while reducing long-term side effects, particularly in hearing and neurocognitive function, and eliminating cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and reproductive effects." Medulloblasto...

Lead researcher Dr. Sandeep Bagla, an interventional radiologist at the Vascular Institute of Virginia, says that the lack of a full night's sleep due to waking in the night with an urgent need to visit the bathroom can significantly affect quality of life, and explains: "For many men, t...

by LillyPad 07/25/16 Today’s guest blog is from Phyllis Ferrell, Lilly’s Vice President, Global Alzheimer’s Disease Platform Team. In January the Powerball jackpot blew past 1.5 billion dollars. It was the largest jackpot in US history and the sum fueled the dreams ...

X-ray Markers , otherwise called: anatomical side markers, Pb markers, lead markers, x-ray lead markers, or radiographic film recognizable proof markers, are used to stamp x-ray movies, both in doctor's facilities and in mechanical working environments, (for example, on plane parts and engines)....