Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients ...

Oncology nurses play essential roles in the emerging field of cardio-oncology, which aims to protect patients’ heart function ...

A deep-learning algorithm has enabled ultra-low dose CT scans to diagnose pneumonia with only 2% of the radiation of standard ...

The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels CT scans ‘routinely’ deliver up to three times the radiation they should, which can lead ...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a type of light. Sunlight has UV rays, along with other kinds of rays. Some light bulbs give off UV rays, too. UV light bulbs are used in tanning beds and lamps, some ...

Original Medicare Part A covers radiation therapy received as an inpatient in the hospital, Part B covers radiation therapy received as an outpatient in a clinic, and Part D may cover oral ...

We analysed new anticancer drug indications approved by the FDA and EMA between 2020 and 2023 using the European Society for Medical Oncology-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale quality-of-life ...

When you have cancer, though, some cells start to divide way too fast. That's where radiation therapy can help. It uses high-energy particles to make tiny breaks in the DNA of cancer cells to ...

Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-frequency waves to destroy cancer cells. Doctors determine the type and dose of radiation based on the type and location of the cancer ...

Spend a single day outside our planet's protective atmosphere and magnetic field, and you could be exposed to radiation levels equivalent to what you'd experience across a whole year back on Earth.

Diagnosed after a mass on his neck left him unable to breathe, Mysta Bee, whose real name is Brent Billingsly, has been undergoing chemotherapy and is now moving on to radiation therapy.