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 acute radiation syndrome is an illness produced by exposure of the entire body, or a large part of the body, to ionizing radiations of a penetrating character. Although virtually unknown in ...

Jessica L. Palmer, Cory R. Deburghgraeve, Melanie D. Bird, Martin Hauer-Jensen, Michael M. Chen, Sherri Yong and Elizabeth J. Kovacs Events such as a nuclear meltdown accident or nuclear attack have ...

Researchers have developed a human in vitro model that closely mimics the complexities of radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) and radiation dose sensitivity of the human lung. Using a previously ...

An estimated 206 patients at an unnamed healthcare facility have received CT scan radiation doses that were eight times normal levels, the federal Food and Drug Administration warned. The agency said ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recently published paper in Radiation Research, the official journal of the Radiation Research Society, details the results from studies conducted with Humanetics ...

For patients with radiation-induced skin injury after treatment for head and neck cancer, fat grafting has led to improvements in voice, breathing, swallowing, and movement. Good outcomes have also ...

In previous studies, flavonoids, orientin and vicenin, that were isolated from the leaf extract of Ocimum sanctum, were found to protect mice against radiation injury. Several flavonoids are known to ...

Bravida Medical has gotten U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval for a silver-plated radiation burn dressing envisioned for use in combat zones and mass-casualty scenarios. The Geneva-based company ...

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 ...